Hindraf founder P Uthayakumar's appeal against his 30-month jail sentence for sedition was dismissed this morning by the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
Justice Azman Husin ruled that the Sessions Court had not erred in its verdict.
However, he told Uthayakumar that he has a further avenue of appeal by filing an application in the Court of Appeal.
In upholding the remaining 22 months of Uthayakumar’s sentence. Azman said he would explain the reasons for his decision in a written judgment.
Uthayakumar was convicted last June for the contents of a letter he had written in 2007 to then British premier Gordon Brown on the plight of Indian Malaysians.
His lawyer M Manoharan (right) later said that Uthayakumar’s appeal will be filed before the end of this week.
"I will do that as soon as possible. I am also waiting for the written judgment from the judge," Manoharan said.
He said that Uthayakumar is currently set for a release of Feb 15 next year, and thus he would ask the Court of Appeal to speed up the process.
"We do not want the appeal process to become nugatory because the sentence is already served. He only has one year left before his release date," Manoharan said.
Uthayakumar, who stood as an independent in both the Kota Raja parliamentary seat and the Seri Andalas state seat in the last general elections and lost, has served seven months of his prison term at the Kajang prison.
Uthayakumar was previously arrested under the now-abolished Internal Security Act (ISA) in December 2007 and was detained without trial for two years before being released in 2009.
Justice Azman Husin ruled that the Sessions Court had not erred in its verdict.
However, he told Uthayakumar that he has a further avenue of appeal by filing an application in the Court of Appeal.
In upholding the remaining 22 months of Uthayakumar’s sentence. Azman said he would explain the reasons for his decision in a written judgment.
Uthayakumar was convicted last June for the contents of a letter he had written in 2007 to then British premier Gordon Brown on the plight of Indian Malaysians.His lawyer M Manoharan (right) later said that Uthayakumar’s appeal will be filed before the end of this week.
"I will do that as soon as possible. I am also waiting for the written judgment from the judge," Manoharan said.
He said that Uthayakumar is currently set for a release of Feb 15 next year, and thus he would ask the Court of Appeal to speed up the process.
"We do not want the appeal process to become nugatory because the sentence is already served. He only has one year left before his release date," Manoharan said.
Uthayakumar, who stood as an independent in both the Kota Raja parliamentary seat and the Seri Andalas state seat in the last general elections and lost, has served seven months of his prison term at the Kajang prison.
Uthayakumar was previously arrested under the now-abolished Internal Security Act (ISA) in December 2007 and was detained without trial for two years before being released in 2009.
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