Lawyer rebukes Fahmi's 'misleading' statement on PAA 'applications'
A law expert has slammed Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil for misinterpreting legal provisions under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012.
In particular, lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan took issue with Fahmi's recent claim that 99 percent of 'applications' under the PAA to hold peaceful assemblies between 2022 and 2024 were approved.
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