Siti Nuramira Abdullah’s trial over her controversial stand-up routine was adjourned to tomorrow as she is on medical leave (MC) due to gastroenteritis.
Her counsel Ramesh NP Chandran said the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today postponed the proceedings to tomorrow when she is expected to be able to attend.
The lawyer added that the first prosecution witness Muhammad Ashraf Kamal Musthaffa would be on the witness stand tomorrow to continue cross-examination by Siti Nuramira’s legal team.
Ashraf was the host of the open mic show where Siti Nuramira took the stage at Crackhouse Comedy Club in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) in Kuala Lumpur on June 4 last year.
During proceedings before trial judge Nor Hasniah Ab Razak yesterday, the witness testified that her comedic routine violated the religious aspect of the “3R” principle to ensure respectful public discourse in Malaysia, which encompasses the sensitive topics of race, religion, and royalty.
On July 13 last year, Siti Nuramira claimed trial to a charge under Section 298A of the Penal Code, a provision that deals with the offence of causing disharmony, disunity, enmity, hatred, ill-will, or prejudicing maintenance of harmony or unity, on grounds of religion, between persons or groups of persons professing the same or different religions.
According to the charge, she was alleged to have committed the offence by claiming she memorised 15 juzuk (chapters) of the Quran, then disrobing from her baju kurung and taking off her tudung during the performance around 6pm last June.
She could be jailed for up to five years if convicted. She is out on bail of RM20,000, which was raised through crowdfunding.
Previously, a video of a woman - allegedly Siti Nuramira - taking off her headscarf and baju kurung on stage at a comedy club went viral on social media. - Mkini
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