Tian Chua ordered to enter defence over ‘seditious’ speech

comments     Alyaa Azhar     Published     Updated

Batu MP Tian Chua today was ordered by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to enter his defence over a speech he made a week after the last general election.

Sessions Court judge Abdul Rashid Daud said the prosecution had successfully proven a prima facie case against Chua under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act.

What Chua had said in his speech in 2013 had seditious tendency, Rashid said.

For the rest of this story and more, subscribe for only RM150 a year. If you're already a subscriber, please sign in.

Sign in Subscribe now


Malaysiakini
news and views that matter


Sign In