Activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim has been acquitted of breaching the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) during the Kita Lawan rally in 2015.

Magistrate Ahmad Solihin Abdul Wahid handed the acquittal after ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case.

Adam Adli told reporters later that the court's decision to throw out the case was a pleasant surprise because he has had to fight many legal battles in the past.

Lawyer Latheefa Koya appeared for Adam Adli while deputy public prosecutor Noorelynna Hanim Abd Halim appeared for the prosecution.

This is the second acquittal and discharge of a person or persons accused of committing an offence under the PAA. 

Stampin MP Julian Tan and Kuching MP Chong Chien Jien were acquitted of the offence two months ago in connection with the Bersih 4 rally.

Adam Adli was charged, together with Jingga 13 activist Mohd Fariz Musa, with participating in a street protest for the "Kita Lawan" rally held between 3.15pm and 6pm on March 28, 2015, from the Sogo Complex on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman to the KLCC esplanade.

However, last month Fariz was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal after the prosecution accepted a representation letter, citing diabetes as his medical condition.

Besides Fariz and Adam Adli, Teja assemblyperson Chang Lih Kang, Semambu assemblyperson Lee Chean Chung and Rozan Azen Mat Rasip, along with Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah and activist Mandeep Singh were also charged under the PAA.

Chang, Lee, and Rozan have been ordered to enter their defence. However, they later filed an application at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to refer a question to the Federal Court on the constitutionality of the charge.