Award-winning local cartoonist Zunar filed a judicial review challenge at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today to set aside the ban on his book “Sapuman: Man of Steal,” which was enforced in October last year.

Zunar, the pen name of Zulkiflee SM Anwarul Haque, named the home minister and the government as respondents in the judicial review application, the filing of which was confirmed by his lawyer, Eric Paulsen.

Besides attempting to set aside the ban, Zunar is also seeking a declaration that the ban order is declared void and illegal, on the grounds that it is ultra vires of Section 7 of the Publication and Printing Presses Act 1984 (PPPA), violates Articles 5 (personal liberty), 8 (equality) and 10 (1)(a) (freedom of expression) of the Federal Constitution...