Sessions Court jails Chegubard four months for criminal defamation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Former Bersatu member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, has been sentenced to four months in jail for criminal defamation over remarks tarnishing the King’s reputation.

Sessions court judge Norma Ismail ruled that the defence failed to raise reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s case, lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali said in a statement, news portal FMT court meted out the custodial sentence after hearing mitigation from both parties, but granted a stay of execution pending an appeal to the High Court. Badrul’s bail was raised to RM5,000.

Badrul, 47, was charged on 29 April 2024 under Section 500 of the Penal Code for remarks posted on 22 January that year. The offence carries a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.

Although the sessions court acquitted him in 2025, the High Court subsequently overturned the decision and ordered him to enter his defence.

Deputy public prosecutor Nursyuhada Husna Sulaiman appeared for the prosecution.

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吉隆坡，10 月 28 日讯——前土著团结党成员巴德鲁·希沙姆·沙哈林（Badrul Hisham Shaharin，又名 Chegubard）因发表损害国王名誉的言论而被判处四个月监禁，罪名是刑事诽谤。

据新闻门户网站FMT报道，律师拉菲克·拉希德·阿里在一份声明中表示，地方法庭法官诺玛·伊斯梅尔裁定辩方未能对控方的指控提出合理怀疑。法庭在听取双方的求情陈述后，判处被告监禁，但暂缓执行，等待向高等法院提出上诉。巴德鲁的保释金被提高至5000令吉。

47岁的巴德鲁于2024年4月29日被控违反《刑法》第500条，罪名是他在当年1月22日发表的言论。该罪行最高可判处两年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。

虽然地方法院在 2025 年宣判他无罪，但高等法院随后推翻了该判决，并命令他进行辩护。

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