 The sedition law prescribes a maximum fine of RM5,000 or a jail sentence of three years for a convicted first-time offender, or both, and raises the jail term to five years for subsequent offenses.The use of Jewish symbols is seen as being insensitive in a multi-racial country and therefore prohibited.This is especially true for the Menorah and Chanukiah because it also commemorates the re-dedication of the holy temple in Jerusalem.