Bukit Katil MP Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin today applied to the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur to refer a constitutional question related to his Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 charge to the Federal Court.

His lawyer Yusmadi Yusoff today confirmed with Malaysiakini that he filed a notice of motion before Sessions Court judge Syed Faisal Syed Amir, who allowed the matter be referred to the High Court and the Federal Court.

“The application is made under Section 30 of the Courts of Judicature Act (CJA) for the High Court to help frame the question of law...