KUALA LUMPUR: A human rights activist prosecuted for screening a controversial documentary without the Film Censorship Board’s approval has applied to dismiss the case, claiming that the charge is unconstitutional.
Pusat Komas programme coordinator Lena Hendry, 28, filed an application to the High Court registrar here to strike out the charge on the grounds that it contradicted Articles 8 and 10 of the Federal Constitution.
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