Air Force Major Zaidi Ahmad told the panel of judges in his military court hearing that they will be judged in the court of Allah.

He said this after the court found Zaidi guilty of making a statement on the inadequacy of the indelible ink used in the 13th general election to the media, without the approval of the Armed Forces Council.

"We shall meet in the court of Allah later," Zaidi said in his mitigation statement today.

He said this after being warned that he faced accusations of insulting the court if he persisted in bringing up politics in his statement to reduce his sentence.

"When faced with a political situation, the stomach is more important than the head," Zaidi had remarked.

However, the presiding judge in the case, Colonel Saadon Hasnan, refuted what Zaidi stated in court.

“Do not mention ‘political rulers’ because, in the military court, we are all impartial and apolitical,” Saadon said.

Another member of the court panel, Major Khuzairi Mohd Arshad, reminded Zaidi that the normal mitigating statement to reduce his sentence should be centred around “regret” and not on “repeating the offence” or “other external factors”.

Zaidi upon hearing this raised his voice and replied angrily towards Khuzairi.

“You’re an officer, I am an officer too. You find that I am guilty and now it is a big thing!” he shouted.

Zaidi was then cut short by Saadon, who sternly reminded him to speak politely or he would be in contempt of court, to which Zaidi replied, “I have been serving for 26 years already. Do not take me for a kid.

“I do not have to say anything now. We shall meet in the Court of Allah Ta’ala later.”

Saadon then adjourned the court to relieve “the tense situation” and give Zaidi a chance to “make a fair appeal” on his conviction.

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