KEDAH Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s sedition trial at the High Court this morning has been postponed pending the decision on his second representation to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).
Sanusi’s lawyer, Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud, told judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin that his client had instructed him to send in a representation to the AGC – it would be his second representation after his first was rejected by the AGC.
“There is a new development in this case and my client has instructed me to send a representation to the AGC and we sent it last week.
“And I believe the attorney-general needs time to consider the representation and with the new development in this case, therefore, I apply for the postponement of two months for parties to obtain full information and to consider the representation,” he told the judge.
On July 18, 2023, the Jeneri assemblyman pleaded not guilty in the Selayang Sessions Court to the two charges, and the case was transferred to the Shah Alam High Court on February 1 for trial.
Sanusi had also submitted a representation to the AGC to strike out the two charges against him, but it was dismissed.
On both charges, Sanusi is alleged to have committed acts with a seditious tendency by uttering words that raised discontent or disaffection among a ruler’s subjects.
The incumbent Jeneri assemblyman is accused of committing both offences at Simpang 4, Taman Selayang Mutiara-Kg Bendahara, Gombak, at 11 pm on July 11.
Both charges were framed under Section 4(1)(a) of the Sedition Act 1948 and are punishable under Section 4(1) of the same law, which provides a maximum fine of up to RM5,000 or imprisonment for up to three years, or both, if convicted. – July 22, 2024.
