Were The Swatch Watch Seizures Legal?

New Sin Yew, Constitutional and Human Rights Lawyer

26-May-23 08:30

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This week the Ministry of Home Affairs raided Swatch outlets across Malaysia and seized watches from its 'Pride Collection" for allegedly contravening the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA). What are the provisions and processes behind this Act, and was it rightly used? We speak with lawyer, New Sin Yew to find out more.

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Produced by: Yeong Yeng Yee

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Mark Tan

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Categories: controversies, government, Law/Activism

Tags: swatch, pride, malaysia,

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