Appeals Court acquits Adam Adli of sedition charge


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal on Thursday acquitted activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim (pic) on a charge of giving an allegedly seditious speech at a public rally in 2013.

A three-man bench comprising Justices Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Abdul Rahman Sebli and Kamardin Hashim allowed Adam Adli's appeal to set aside his conviction on the sedition charge and RM5,000 fine.

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