The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today struck off the prosecution's appeal on student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim for participating in a street protest during the "Kita Lawan" rally three years ago.

This came after the prosecution withdrew the appeal over the acquittal granted by the magistrate's court last year.

DPP Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharuddin informed Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali of the withdrawal and lawyer Eric Paulsen for Adam Adli said he has no objection.

"As the prosecution is not proceeding with the appeal, the appeal is struck off, " the judge said.

Adam Adli, who is now continuing his studies at Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in a Teaching English as a Second Language course, commented that this is the last of his charges that was pending and now "it is over".

He was charged together with Jingga 13 activist Mohd Fariz Musa, for participating in 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.

Magistrate Ahmad Solihin Abdul Wahid acquitted him last November after ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case.

On today's matter, he called on the existing laws which are "against human rights" to be repealed or amended, including the Sedition Act 1948, under which he was charged and later acquitted by the Court of Appeal.

"This charge against me and others who are in the same predicament with me were politically motivated. I hope the Pakatan Harapan government and the new attorney-general (Tommy Thomas) would not succumb to charging people, politically," he said.

Paulsen noted that this was the last of the "politically motivated" cases by the previous government and called for amendments to the present laws such as the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA).

"We should be encouraging democratic rights and freedom of speech as protected under the Federal Constitution," he said.

Adam Adli said he is in the eighth week into the semester since his readmission into UPSI after a six-year suspension.

"After my acquittal from the sedition charge, the court wrote in and I was able to continue my studies. I am also taking up law at a private institution," said the 29-year-old, who is married and they have a child.

Adam Adli said besides the Sedition Act, he also wants to see amendments to the PAA, Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 and the Prevention of Crime Act 1954.

He noted that the mood for a change has begun with the proposed abolition of the death penalty.