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Govt must reform all protest laws after court ruling on PAA - Amnesty
Published:  Jul 1, 2025 4:01 PM
Updated: 8:01 AM
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The government should take heed of the Federal Court’s ruling today striking down the five-day notice requirement for rally organisers by overhauling all laws that suppress dissent, said Amnesty International Malaysia.

The group’s interim executive director, Vilasini Vijandran, stressed that even as the rule enshrined under Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 is declared null and void...


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