According to his lawyer Hanipa Maidin, Mohamad will be charged under Section 505 of the Penal code for making statements conducing to public mischief.
Mohamad would have to be present at the Butterworth Sessions Court at 9am tomorrow.
If convicted, Mohamad faces a maximum two years jail term, a fine or both.
Hanipa said his client was innocent and that the authorities are charging the wrong person.
"They should be charging Utusan Malaysia," he told Malaysiakini.
On Aug 27, Utusan carried several reports condemning Mohamad over his Aug 21 speech in Tasek Gelugor, Penang.
The reports, which comes a few days before Merdeka Day, alleged that Mohamad had praised communist insurgents who attacked the Bukit Kepong police station in 1950 which left 26 people dead.
Utusan further alleged that Mohamad had treated the insurgents as heroes.
Mohamad claims that his words were grossly distorted by Utusan and have filed a defamation suit against the daily.
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