Sanusi faces two charges for sedition

 

Caretaker Kedah menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor faced two charges today at the Sessions Court in Selayang, Selangor over his ceramah on July 11.

Both charges accused him of uttering words that had the tendency to incite disloyalty against a ruler.

According to the first charge, Sanusi said the Kedah sultanate was the only one in the country with uninterrupted lineage and that the Kedah ruler would not have appointed Selangor incumbent menteri besar Amirudin Shari to head the state’s administration.

According to the second charge, Sanusi questioned if the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had indeed decreed that a unity government be formed after the parliamentary election last November.

The alleged offence was committed at around 11pm in Taman Selayang Mutiara, Selangor. The charge was framed under Section 4(1)(a) which criminalises acts of “seditious tendency”.

If found guilty, Sanusi can be jailed for up to three years, fined up to RM5,000, or both for each offence.

The two charges were read out before judge Nor Rajiah Mat Zin and judge Osman Affendi Mohd Shalleh respectively.

Solicitor-general Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh prosecuted.

The police did not apply handcuffs on Sanusi while bringing him to the courtroom, a privilege usually not afforded to most detainees.

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