Karpal found guilty of sedition


DAP national chairman Karpal Singh arrives with his daughter Sangeet Kaur (left ) and wife Gurmit Kaur ( right) at High court in Jalan Duta. NORAFIFI EHSAN / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has found DAP national chairman Karpal Singh guilty of sedition for questioning the removal of Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as Perak Mentri Besar by the Sultan of Perak.

High Court judge Justice Azman Abdullah ruled that Karpal, 73, had failed to prove reasonable doubt in the prosecutions case.

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