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Dr Peter Jebaseelan Jesudason: There is no clear understanding of what freedom of speech means in Malaysia. From my standpoint, based on Malaysian experience, freedom of speech is whatever the powers that be say it is. By definition, it is inconsistent and shifts depending on who holds the reins of power. This subjectivity has placed former Free Malaysia Today journalist Rex Tan in hot water for saying nothing seditious, while Dr Akmal Saleh, Umno Youth chief, fondly dubbed the party’s “mischievous child”, gets away with uttering incendiary remarks on race and religion. 彼得·杰巴塞兰·杰苏达森博士:在马来西亚,人们对言论自由的含义并没有清晰的理解。就我个人而言,根据马来西亚的经验,言论自由的定义完全取决于当权者。从定义上讲,言论自由是不统一的,并且会随着掌权者的更迭而变化。这种主观性使得前《今日自由马来西亚》记者雷克斯·陈(Rex Tan)因发表任何煽动性言论而陷入困境,而巫统青年团团长阿克马尔·萨利赫博士(Dr Akmal Saleh,被戏称为该党的“淘气包”)却能逍遥法外地发表关于种族和宗教的煽动性言论。
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