Police to stop ‘slanderous’ ceramah

(Bernama) – Police will stop any ceramah ("lecture") which incite and slander others during campaigning for the Penanti by-election.

Media relations officer Supt Shaharon Anuar Abdul Latif said this was because parties and candidates should not contravene the conditions in the ceramah permits.

"Police will move in and stop ceramah that incite and slander other people," he told a press conference here today.

"Those who flout the law will be hauled up under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 and Section 105 of the Criminal Procedure Code."

Shaharon Anuar said 21 ceramah have been held, all with police permits, and that they were conducted in accordance with the law.

Meanwhile, Mohd Saberi Othman has filed a police report over the rejection of his nomination papers for the Penanti state by-election by the Election Commission (EC) last Saturday.