Suaram wants end to public 'witch hunt' after farmer charged with sedition

Rights group Suaram has called for an immediate end to what it described as a crackdown on freedom of expression in the country.

In a statement, Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy responded to news reports on a sedition charge against a farmer in Butterworth, Penang, saying, “We are a democratic nation, not an authoritarian regime.

“Stop this farcical crackdown immediately...