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1. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister
**The incident:** 1997 economic crisis
**Background:** Ringgit Malaysia had lost up to 30 percent of its value then, triggering a surprise economic crisis.
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2. Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, UMNO supreme council member
**The incident:** Sarawak Report alleged expose on 1MDB
**Background:** Whistleblower site Sarawak Report allegedly made an expose on the financial improprieties involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the state investment vehicle laden with RM42 billion in debts.
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3. Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi, Deputy Transport Minister
**The incident:** Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Sarawak Report claims on the mismanagement of funds by 1MDB.
**Background:** WSJ and Sarawak Report have published a series of reports on the 1MDB scandal.
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4. Utusan Malaysia
**The incident:** Bersih 2.0 rally
**Background:** Polls reform watchdog, Bersih, had gone ahead with the gathering on 9 July 2011 despite being denied police permission, plunging Kuala Lumpur into chaos as tens of thousands poured into the city, resulting in nearly 1,700 arrests, scores injured and the death of a PKR division leader's husband.
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5. Sharipudin Ab Kadir, Pasir Puteh ISMA (Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia) chief
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6. Mohd Hazizi Abd Rahman, ISMA central working committee member
**The incident:** The formation of Negara-Ku
**Background:** To mobilise and empower people to return to the basics of the Federal Constitution, Malaysia Agreement and Rukun Negara, a coalition (Negara-Ku) was formed and endorsed by over 60 civil society groups and NGOs.
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7. Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman, ISMA president
**The incident:** Proposal to repeal Sedition Act
**Background:** PM Najib Razak first announced the plan to abolish the act in June 2012, to be replaced by a National Harmony Act.
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8. Syed Hassan Syed Ali, secretary-general of Perkasa (Persatuan Pribumi Perkasa)
**The incident:** LGBT
**Background:** According to Human Rights Watch, discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people is pervasive in Malaysia.
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9. JAKIM
**The incident:** The Herald 'Allah' issue
**Background:** The Herald, a Malaysian Catholic weekly newspaper, nearly lost its publishing licence for using the word "Allah" as a translation for "God," with authorities saying it should only be used by Muslims. The incident results in a religious conflict between Muslims and Christians over "Allah".
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10. Faizan Mohd Noor, Jaringan Melayu Malaysia (JMM) Federal Territory director
**The incident:** The Malaysian Insider editors and The Edge's publisher were arrested under the Sedition Act.
**Background:** The Malaysian Insider editors, Lionel Morais, Zulkifli Sulong and Amin Shah Iskandar, and chief executive officer Jahabar Sadiq as well as The Edge publisher Ho Kay Tat were arrested by the police over an article on PAS' hudud.
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