Muhyiddin maintains ‘not guilty’ plea in Nenggiri speech sedition case

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Muhyiddin Yassin’s lawyer says he intends to bring a challenge in the Federal Court over the validity of certain provisions in the Sedition Act.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/04/muhyiddin-maintains-not-guilty-plea-in-nenggiri-speech-sedition-case/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/04/muhyiddin-kekal-pengakuan-tidak-bersalah-kes-hasutan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MuhyiddinYassin #NotGuilty

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00:00Muhyiddin Yassin has maintained his not-guilty plea in a sedition case brought against him

00:06at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

00:10The former prime minister is facing one charge of making seditious statements during the

00:13Nanggiri by-election campaign in Guamusang, Kelantan last year.

00:19Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad, representing Muhyiddin, informed the court that the defense intends

00:24to file a reference application to question the validity of certain provisions in the

00:29Sedition Act 1948 at the federal court.

00:33Justice Jamil Hussein fixed March 3rd for case management pending the defense's filing

00:37of its intended application.

00:41Muhyiddin is alleged to have claimed that he obtained the majority support of 115 MPs

00:45but was not invited by the then-Yang Dipertuan Agung to be sworn in as prime minister following

00:51the 2022 general election.

00:54If found guilty, the Perikatan Nasional chairman and Bersatu president will face a jail term

00:58that could extend to three years or a maximum fine of RM5,000.

01:04Muhyiddin was initially charged at Guamusang Sessions Court last August.

01:09On November 27th last year, Justice Azmi Abdullah allowed his application to have the case transferred

01:14to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

01:17Danish Raja Reza, FMT News.

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