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Chegu Bard pleads not guilty to making seditious remarks

30 Apr 2024 02:40pm
Bersatu Information Committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin better known as Chegu Bard was charged in the Johor Bahru Sessions Court today with issuing seditious remarks related to the casino project in Forest City, on April 26. - Photo by Bernama
Bersatu Information Committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin better known as Chegu Bard was charged in the Johor Bahru Sessions Court today with issuing seditious remarks related to the casino project in Forest City, on April 26. - Photo by Bernama

JOHOR BAHRU - Bersatu Information Committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin better known as Chegu Bard, was charged in the Sessions Court here today with issuing seditious remarks related to the casino project in Forest City, on April 26.

Badrul Hisham, 45, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Judge Rasidah Roslee.

He is accused of making seditious remarks on his Facebook account under the name ‘Che GuBard’ at Mutiara Villa Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur at 6.30 pm, on April 26.

The charge is framed under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948 (Act 15) which provides a maximum fine of RM5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both, if found guilty.

Deputy public prosecutors Datuk Masri Mohd Daud, Abdul Ghafar Ab Latif, Abdul Malik Ayob and Nadia Mohd Izhar appeared for the prosecution while Badrul Hisham was represented by Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali. - BERNAMA

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