Rais Yatim pleads not guilty to sedition charge over Negeri Sembilan royal crisis

Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim pleaded not guilty to sedition charges related to the Negeri Sembilan royal crisis in June.

He was charged under the Sedition Act 1948 for allegedly making seditious comments at a hotel in Simpang Ampat.

The court set bail at RM8,000 with one surety and scheduled the next mention for October 27.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Former Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim today pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court to a sedition charge linked to the Negeri Sembilan royal crisis in June.

The 84-year-old entered the plea after the charge was read out by a court interpreter before Judge Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin, Astro Awani reported.

According to the charge, Rais allegedly uttered seditious words at a hotel in Simpang Ampat, Alor Gajah, at about 1pm on June 5.

The statement included: “mendoakan selamat kepada Tunku Nadzaruddin sebagai Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan ke-12. Jadi, selepas ini, bebaslah, yang, Duli Yang Maha Mulia, Tuanku Nadzaruddin sebagai Yang Dipertuan Besar ke-12, melakukan apa-apa sahaja hal kedirajaan. Dan seruan kami ialah tumpukanlah taat setia kepadanya, oleh kerana kita mengikut lunas undang-undang dan juga lunas adat yang ada di Negeri Sembilan”. (“Praying for the safety of Tunku Nadzaruddin as the 12th Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan. So, after this, His Royal Highness Tuanku Nadzaruddin, as the 12th Yang Dipertuan Besar, is free to carry out any affairs of the government. And our call is to pledge our loyalty to him, as we are following the laws as well as the customary practices in Negeri Sembilan.”)

Rais, who is also Parti Wawasan Negara chairman, was charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948, punishable under subsection 4(1) of the same Act by a fine of up to RM5,000, imprisonment for up to three years, or both.

Deputy public prosecutors Shahrizat Ismail, Nor Azizah Aling and Nadia Mohd Izhar earlier proposed bail of RM10,000 with one surety.

Rais, represented by a five-member legal team led by his son Danni Rais, however, sought a reduction in bail, citing his cooperation with the court despite only being informed of the charge at about 10.30pm yesterday.

Raja Noor Adilla subsequently allowed bail at RM8,000 with one surety.

The court also set October 27 for mention of the case.

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丹斯里赖斯·亚蒂姆博士否认了与森美兰州6月份王室危机有关的煽动叛乱指控。

他因涉嫌在新邦安拔的一家酒店发表煽动性言论而被控违反 1948 年煽动法令。

法庭将保释金定为8000令吉，需一名担保人，并将下次开庭日期定于10月27日。

吉隆坡，9月25日——前下议院主席丹斯里赖斯亚丁博士今天在爱极乐地庭对一项与6月森美兰王室危机有关的煽动叛乱指控表示无罪。

据 Astro Awani 报道，这位 84 岁的老人在法庭翻译向法官 Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin 宣读指控后认罪。

根据指控，赖斯涉嫌于6月5日下午1点左右在亚罗牙也新邦安拔的一家酒店发表煽动性言论。

声明包括：“mendoakan selamat kepada Tunku Nadzaruddin sebagai Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan ke-12。Jadi，selepas ini，bebaslah，yang，Duli Yang Maha Mulia，Tuanku Nadzaruddin sebagai Yang Dipertuan Besar ke-12，melakukan apa-apa sahaja hal kedirajaan. Dan seruan kami ialah tumpukanlah taat setia kepadanya, oleh kerana kita mengikut lunas undang-undang dan juga lunas adat yang ada di Negeri Sembilan”。 （“为森美兰第十二任大主教东姑纳扎鲁丁的安全祈祷。因此，在此之后，作为第十二任大主教的东姑纳扎鲁丁殿下可以自由处理政府的任何事务。我们的呼吁是保证我们对他的忠诚，因为我们遵守森美兰的法律和惯例。”）

赖斯同时也是国家希望党主席，他被控违反 1948 年煽动法令第 4(1)(b) 条，根据该法令第 4(1) 条，可处以最高 5000 令吉的罚款、最高三年的监禁，或两者并罚。

副检察官沙里扎特·伊斯梅尔、诺尔·阿齐扎·阿林和纳迪亚·莫哈末·伊兹哈尔早前提议以10000令吉保释，并需一名担保人。

赖斯由其子丹尼·赖斯领导的五人法律团队代表，请求降低保释金，理由是尽管昨天晚上 10 点 30 分左右才被告知指控，但他一直配合法庭。

Raja Noor Adilla随后获准以8000令吉的保释金和一名担保人保释。

法院还将此案的下次开庭日期定为10月27日。

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