Opposition MP Jailed for Sedition for Criticising Government Handling of Statutory Rape Allegation
Lim Guan Eng then MP was jailed for questioning the forced detention of the girl who alleged she was raped, while the then Chief Minister of Malacca Rahim Tamby Chik walked free.
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Days Unjustly Jailed: 365 Days (12 months)
Oppressive Laws Used: Section 8A (1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1988 and Section 4(1) (b) of the Sedition Act 1948
- Aug 27th 1998 - The Economist
The new ruling, in a second appeal, means Mr Lim will serve two concurrent 18-month prison terms, and as a result will lose his seat in Parliament. - May 1998 - Amnesty International Press Release
Lim Guan Eng, a prominent opposition parliamentarian who has been outspoken on many issues, including women's rights, has been sentenced to three years in prison. He has been found guilty of "prompting disaffection with the administration of justice" and "maliciously printing false information". Amnesty International believes the case against him to be politically motivated and an obvious attempt by the Malaysian Government to prevent him from participating in public life.
Lim Guan Eng has been sentenced for his public criticism of the Malaysian Government's handling of allegations of statutory rape made against the Chief Minister of Malacca. In 1994 Malaysian newspapers carried stories that the Minister was alleged to have had sex with a 15-year-old schoolgirl, which under Malaysian law constitutes statutory rape. The Minister later resigned in the wake of this and other scandals involving corruption allegations.
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