Does the law prohibit art based on the national coat of arms?

Zikri KamarulzamanPublished: Jul 1, 2020 7:19 AM | Updated: Jul 1, 2020 7:23 AM

An artist's painting that evoked the national coat of arms has come under scrutiny for allegedly violating the law by improperly using the emblem.

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So, now PN has a valid gripe and a great distraction. The artist should have depicted an illegal government somewhere outside, or around the coat of arms to get around the vexatious issue of altering, defacing, insulting or allegedly illegal expressions. Maybe Paliament should enact a "Prohibition Against Satire Act" to make things really serious as an immature infantile nation-state.

08:03 AM, 01 Jul 2020

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