Seditious acts won't be tolerated:Deputy IGP

Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia practises freedom of speech but it has to be within the limits, according to Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim.

He said the Constitution guarantees citizens the right to freedom of speech, however, those who incite hatred and tension with seditious tendency would not be tolerated.

Noor Rashid said this when referring to Sabahan Doris Jones, also known as Doris Yapp Kim Youn by the Malaysian police, alleged to be the mastermind behind the Facebook page calling for the secession of Sabah and Sarawak from Malaysia.

"The Sedition Act has nothing to do with freedom of speech because the Constitution clearly gives people to right to say whatever they want but within the limit," he said without elaborating on their progress to capture Jones who is based in London.

"If you go over the limit, then we will investigate and action will be taken under the Sedition Act," he told a media conference after officiating at the closing of a seminar organised by the Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department at the police headquarters in Kepayan, here, Friday.

Also present were Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department Director Senior Deputy Commissioner Zubaidah Md Ismail and State Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman.

The seminar is divided into two sessions, with the first attended by 108 officers, followed by the second session attended by 250 officers.

Noor Rashid said this was part of the efforts to improve the integrity and for the security force to comply with the standard operating procedures.

"The people have high hopes on the police force and we want to make sure that our men and women in the force can always be contacted, are people-friendly, prepared to listen and at the same time be ready to provide assistance, give advice and take appropriate action," he said.

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Seditious acts won't be tolerated: Deputy IGP