SNAPSHOT | Chegubard claims trial to sedition over post on royals; PAS rep charged under Penal Code

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• Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, has pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court in Seremban to a charge under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948.

  He is accused of publishing seditious material on May 26 on Facebook against the Negeri Sembilan royal institution.

  The charge carries a maximum fine of RM5,000 or imprisonment of up to three years, or both.

  

  According to Bernama, judge Surita Budin set bail at RM5,000 with one surety, and Badrul must report to the nearest police station monthly. The case is set for its next mention on Aug 3.

  The charge comes just a day after the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered him to enter his defence against a criminal defamation charge for allegedly damaging Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s reputation in April 2024.

• Jitra assemblyperson Haim Hilman Abdullah has pleaded not guilty at the Seremban Magistrate’s Court over his claims regarding the public university admissions system.

  He was charged under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code for allegedly making statements with the intent to cause public alarm or disturb public order, during the night of June 13, at the Seremban PAS headquarters.

  

  The charge carries a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.

  Bernama reported that magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli granted bail at RM5,000 with one surety, and set July 30 as the next mention date.

Prisons

• Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has congratulated the Prison Department, particularly the Batu Gajah Correctional Centre, for landing a spot in the Malaysia Book of Records.

  This is in recognition for holding a Basic Life Support BLS and Automated External Defibrillator AED training course involving 42 inmates, Bernama reported.

  

  “Through training like this, the prospects are not only equipped with life-saving skills that are recognised, but also instilled with humanitarian values, discipline, responsibility, and self-confidence as preparation to become productive members of society again.

  “This is the philosophy that continues to be the core of the Prison Department, which is to rehabilitate, not merely to punish,” he was quoted as saying.

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