PKR has reinstated the membership of Iswardi Morni, who was charged with insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong last year.
"Praise to God, I have been found not guilty on all charges. My suspension has been withdrawn and my membership has been reinstated.
“Forgive, not forget. I am back," wrote the Sarawakian ordinary member of the party on Twitter today.
Iswardy was detained on May 29 last year after his YouTube video, criticising the King and the then government over the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, was circulated on social media.
PKR then distanced itself from the video, saying Iswardi's stance does not reflect that of the party.
The party's communications director Fahmi Fadzil confirmed that Iswardy was an ordinary member registered to the Petra Jaya branch in Sarawak and does not hold any position in the leadership hierarchy of Sarawak PKR or in its central leadership.
PKR's Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim had questioned whether it was appropriate for PKR to "abandon or discard" Iswardi following his detention under the Sedition Act, as the party had been a vocal critic of the law.
On June 1, Iswardi pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to a charge of issuing a statement on his Facebook page that was deemed seditious and allegedly insulted the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Human rights group, Article 19 later called for the sedition charge against Iswardy to be dropped. - Mkini
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