SHAH ALAM, Sept 27 — The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has yet to decide regarding the second representation submitted by Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to drop the two sedition charges against him.
The charges were over his remarks about the appointment of the Selangor Menteri Besar and the setting up of the Unity Government during a political talk in Gombak last year.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Abd Malik Ayob told High Court Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin when the case came up for mention today. He said the AGC is still considering the representation.
This is the second representation by Sanusi. The Jeneri state asemblyman’s first representation was dismissed by the AGC in May.
Meanwhile, lawyer Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud, representing Sanusi, requested the charges against his client be withdrawn as the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj had agreed to accept his apology.
“It is public knowledge that my client has written a letter to His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor to ask for forgiveness and there is a reply from the Sultan. It is public knowledge that His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor has pardoned my client," he said.
However, Malik added that although the Sultan had granted a pardon, the AGC still requires time to decide on the representation.
Meanwhile, lawyer Datuk Seri Salehuddin Saidin, who is holding a watching brief for the Sultan Sharafuddin, confirmed that there was a written reply from His Royal Highness agreeing to pardon Sanusi.
However, Judge Aslam said the parties involved need to wait for the AGC's decision regarding the representation, and fixed October 25 for mention.
Yesterday, it was reported that the Sultan agreed to accept an apology from Sanusi.
On July 18, 2023, Sanusi pleaded not guilty at the Selayang Sessions Court to the two charges, and the case was transferred to the Shah Alam High Court on February 1 for trial.
According to the charges, he is accused of making seditious remarks at Simpang 4, Taman Selayang Mutiara-Kampung Bendahara, Gombak, at 11pm on July 11, 2023.
He is charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948, which carries a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment or a fine of RM5,000, or both, upon conviction.
— Bernama
