The sedition charge against DAP lawmaker Teresa Kok for her controversial video entitled ' Onederful Malaysia ' was withdrawn today.

The prosecution dropped the case this morning at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court but gave no reason.

“I am glad that the (attorney-general) AG has finally dropped the sedition charge against me.

“I call upon the AG to immediately drop all sedition charges against all those currently charged under the Act,” the Seputeh MP told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.

Kok said she was the first victim under the colonial law after the government started a clampdown on opposition politicians and activists early this year.

As nothing was seditious in the video, the charge clearly violated her right to freedom of speech in the first place, she added.

Many jokes made in the video - such as on the Sabah kidnapping case and the Bersih rally - have come true, she said.

'Then AG was under instruction'

However, she said she will not be calling former AG Abdul Gani Patail ( photo ), who put the charge against her last year, for an apology, saying "he was under instruction".

"When I was whacked by the cabinet ministers, (DAP veteran) Lim Kit Siang suggested to Najib that why not I bring the video clips and show them what are the seditious parts in the video clip; that was not heeded.

"When the former AG charged me, he must be under the instructions of the cabinet," she said.

Now that she has been cleared, Kok is considering making another video clip but has not finalised the theme and content.

In the 11-minute Mandarin clip which landed her in court , Kok played a talk-show host who interviews a panel of experts on what to expect in the Year of the Horse.

Following that, she was accused of insulting Malays, Islam, the monarchy, and the security forces, as well as Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor.

As the video went viral, Kok received a barrage of insults and hundreds of police reports were lodged against her.

Among the topics in question were a conversation between Kok and other actors, on Malaysia being chosen as the sixth most dangerous country in the world, security problems in Sabah, and Bersih rallygoers being assaulted and also being charged in court.

'This is not a deterrent'

Sankara N Nair, who represented Kok in the case, urged the AG to explain the reason behind dropping the case.

"The AG must make a public statement expressing his reason.

"I am sure the press and the public would like to know why, after it was so robust in charging her and a whole series of persons," he said.

He also said that Malaysians should not be afraid of making satire videos criticising the government.

“If the government or AG felt that this is a deterrent - that she (Kok) will refrain from producing any videos - I think they are sadly wrong.

“Satire and innocent gigs are clearly within the law. There should be no fear for any politician or anybody to go ahead to present their gigs,” he added.