KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution has applied for prolix in the sedition trial of lawyer P. Uthayakumar, saying the proceedings had dragged on for too long.
Within the context of the law, prolixity is defined as unnecessary and superfluous statement of facts in a case. The court is allowed to order prolix to control the length of proceedings deemed to be unnecessarily long.
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