Lee May Ling v Public Prosecutor [2019] 8 MLJ 396 (High Court, Kuala Lumpur)

[Posting a photo with caption “Selamat Berbuka Puasa bak kut the” (fragrant, delicious and appetizing pork soup), with a “halal” logo in the picture; feelings of ill-will or hostility between the different races or classes of population

Criminal Law — Sedition Act 1948 — Section 4 — Appellant convicted for offence of publishing seditious statements — Appeal against conviction and inadequacy of sentence — Whether seditious statement published by appellant — Whether impugned statements seditious — Whether imprisonment sentence appropriate — Sedition Act 1948 s 4(1)(c) — Penal Code s 34

Criminal Procedure — Trial — Joint trial — Appellant charged under Sedition Act 1948 and Film Censorship Act — Whether joint trial would be in interest of justice — Criminal Procedure Code ss 163, 170 & 422]