Muhyiddin seeks to drop sedition charge over alleged Nenggiri campaign remarks

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will submit a representation to drop a charge of uttering seditious words during the 2024 Nenggiri state by-election campaign.

The sedition charge concerns his alleged claim that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the time did not invite him to be sworn in as Prime Minister after the 15th General Election, despite purportedly having the support of 115 of 222 MPs.

His lawyer, Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, said the defence received a letter from the palace yesterday, after Muhyiddin was granted an audience by Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

“Without going into the details, Yang Arif, we wish to inform the court that our client was granted an audience by the palace on Oct 26. We have been made to understand that there are positive developments.

“Subsequently, yesterday, we were handed a letter from the palace. I will not go into the details, but based on that, Yang Arif, we would like to submit a fresh representation to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC),” he said during proceedings before High Court Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin today.

“We do not wish to jeopardise whatever goodwill has been established by starting the trial, Yang Arif. So I think allow us this latitude, give us a bit of time. We will extend a copy of the letter directly to the AG for his consideration,” he added.

Deputy public prosecutor Azlina Rasdi did not object to the application.

The court then vacated all previously fixed trial dates and set Dec 3 for the parties to update the court on the representation.

On Aug 27, 2024, Muhyiddin, 79, who is also Bersatu president, was charged with uttering seditious words during the Nenggiri state by-election campaign at an open area near Dewan Semai Bakti Felda Perasu in Gua Musang, Kelantan, between 10.30 pm and 11.50 pm on Aug 14, 2024.

The charge was framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 and is punishable under Subsection 4(1) of the same Act, which carries a maximum fine of RM5,000 or imprisonment of up to three years, or both, upon conviction.

The case was first mentioned at the Gua Musang Sessions Court in Kelantan on Aug 27, 2024, before it was transferred to the Kuala Lumpur High Court for trial following an application by the defence. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，11月3日讯——前首相丹斯里慕尤丁将提交一份请愿书，要求撤销在2024年能吉里州补选竞选期间发表煽动性言论的指控。

煽动叛乱的指控与他声称第15届全国大选后，尽管他据称获得了222名国会议员中的115人的支持，但当时的最高元首并没有邀请他宣誓就任首相。

他的律师拿督阿梅尔·哈姆扎·阿尔沙德表示，在穆希丁觐见苏丹阿卜杜拉·里亚亚丁·穆斯塔法·比拉·沙阿后，辩方昨天收到了一封来自王宫的信。

“杨阿里夫，我们不愿透露详情，但我们想告知法庭，我们的当事人于10月26日觐见了王室。我们了解到，事情正在取得积极的进展。”

“随后，昨天我们收到了一封来自王宫的信函。我不会透露细节，但基于此，尊敬的陛下，我们希望向总检察署提交一份新的陈述，”他在今天高等法院法官拿督阿斯拉姆·扎因丁面前的庭审中说道。

“我们不希望因为启动审判而破坏已经建立起来的任何善意，杨阿里夫先生。所以我想请您给我们一些时间，给我们一些余地。我们会将信件副本直接递交给总检察长，供他考虑。”他补充道。

副检察官阿兹丽娜·拉斯迪没有对该申请提出异议。

法院随后取消了所有先前确定的审判日期，并将 12 月 3 日定为双方当事人向法院汇报代理情况的日期。

2024年8月27日，79岁的土团党主席慕尤丁被指控在2024年8月14日晚上10时30分至11时50分之间，在吉兰丹话望生Dewan Semai Bakti Felda Perasu附近的一个空地，在Nenggiri州补选竞选期间发表煽动性言论。

该指控依据 1948 年煽动法令第 4(1)(b) 条提出，并可依据该法令第 4(1) 条予以处罚，最高可处以 5,000 令吉罚款或三年监禁，或两者并罚。

该案于2024年8月27日首次在吉兰丹州瓜拉姆桑地方法庭进行聆讯，之后应辩方申请移送至吉隆坡高等法院审理。——马新社

安华表示他个人对舒海利深表同情，但强调法律和正当程序适用于所有人。

一名新加坡青少年因违反马来西亚新的非法赛车法被罚款3500令吉，同案的还有另外两人。

萨拉瓦南涉嫌贪污110万令吉的案件将于2027年3月开庭审理。