Wife overwhelmed by Safwan's jail term
The wife of former student leader Muhammad Safwan Anang @ Talib, who was today found guilty of committing sedition on May 13 last year, is overwhelmed by her husband's jail sentence of 10 months, but is courageously accepting the situation.
Mastura Abu Bakar, 25, was not able to control her tears as she commented on her husband's sentencing outside the Jalan Duta Court Complex this morning.
The wife of former student leader Muhammad Safwan Anang @ Talib is overwhelmed by her husband's jail sentence of 10 months but is courageously accepting the situation.
Mastura Abu Bakar, 25, was not able to control her tears as she commented on her husband's sentencing outside the Jalan Duta Court Complex this morning.
"I completely support my husband, but at this moment, both my daughter and I desperately need him.
"Our daughter is only eight months old," she said as her tears flowed freely.
Mastura, who turned up in court with her child, dressed in black, was not able to speak further, for she was emotionally overwhelmed by the court's ruling.
She left shortly after sharing her few words of sorrow.
A Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today imposed the jail sentence on Safwan ( right ), former chairman of the Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM), after finding him guilty for uttering seditious remarks in a speech on May 13 last year.
Judge Norsharidah Awang found the 24-year-old guilty under Section 4 (1) of the Sedition Act, but stayed the sentence pending his appeal.
Safwan, who was later released on bail of RM15,000, was found guilty of making a speech to incite the people to topple a legitimate government though illegal means.
The offence was committed at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall at Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur, between 8.15pm and 11.15pm on May 13, 2013.
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