sedition act was passed in 1787 and why.
when was the sedition act passed and why?
1787
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while the mrha is meant to efficiently quell mischief of a religious nature, the sedition act encompasses a broader category of mischief. a plain reading suggests that section 3 of the sedition act governs racial and class activities. however, it has been argued that the mischief of the mrha is subsumed under the sedition act. this is because in "koh song huat benjamin" senior district judge magnus employed the phrases "anti-muslim" and "anti-malay" interchangeably and suggested that the sedition act governs acts which connote anti-religious sentiments. unlike the sedition act, the mrha excludes the word "tendency", which means there must be evidence that the person has "committed" or "is attempting to commit" an act that harms religious harmony, instead of having a mere tendency cause such harm.
sedition act (singapore)