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'Students in 1MDB town hall protest merely exerting freedom of speech'
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The four Universiti Malaya students who lifted placards at the end of a town hall session on 1MDB were merely exerting their rights to free speech and expression as stipulated under Article 10 (1) of the Federal Constitution, their lawyer argued today.

Lawyer Lim Wei Jiet, who is representing the students, told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur that the students were merely expressing their opinion on an issue of public importance, and did so in a peaceful manner.

“It had not resulted in a situation of indiscipline, disruption of an event or violation of public order or morality,” he said.

The four UM Association of New Youth (Umany) students – former president Ho Chi Yang, current deputy president Tan Jia You, publicity bureau head Chua Hun Ti and secretary-general Lau Li Yang –were sanctioned by university authorities when they raised placards bearing the words “1MDB pulangkan duit rakyat” (Return the people's money 1MDB) at the town hall event in Oct 2016...

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