Sedition charge against Teresa Kok dropped


KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General has withdrawn a sedition charge against Seputeh MP Teresa Kok (pic) over her controversial Chinese New Year video mimicking certain personalities.

Kok’s counsel Sankara Nair told reporters on Friday that Deputy Public Prosecutor Hamdan Hamzah had informed judge Norsharidah Awang about the prosecution’s decision on Friday.

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