Muhyiddin's remark for the region appears to contrast a stance taken by his own administration against Malaysia’s gender and sexual minorities. — Picture via Facebook
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called on Asean member-states today to consider enacting laws against online hate speech and posts advocating violence and attacks on other users.
In his keynote address at the inaugural Asean Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) this morning, he said such legislation can be formed to compel digital platforms to remove or mete out punishment for any speech threatening others, even for their gender and sexual orientation.
“It can be verbal or physical, and includes but is not limited to harassment and threats against a person or persons based on their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality,” Muhyiddin said.
His remark for the region appears to contrast a stance taken by his own administration against Malaysia’s gender and sexual minorities.
what do you guys think? should ASEAN adopt a universal law?
Under section 319(1), everyone who, by communicating statements in a public place, incites hatred against any identifiable group where such incitement is likely to lead to a breach of the peace is guilty of an indictable offense punishable by up to two years' imprisonment, or of a summary conviction offense.
Our Canadian laws, I am surprised ASEAN doesn't have similar laws.
