PETALING JAYA: Local activist Hishamuddin Rais’ (pic) nine-month jail term for sedition was overturned by the Court of Appeal on Monday.
In overturning the High Court’s decision earlier this year, a three-member panel led by judge Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat retained the RM5,000 fine imposed on the accused.
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