Appeals Court acquits Adam Adli of sedition charge


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has acquitted activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim of a charge of making 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 unanimously allowed Adam Adli’s appeal and set aside his conviction for sedition by the Sessions Court and the RM5,000 fine.

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