KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court acquitted and discharged PKR vice-president Tian Chua of a charge of giving a seditious speech at a ceramah five years ago.
Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali allowed the appeal by Tian Chua, 55, to set aside the conviction and sentence of three months jail and RM1,800 fine imposed by the Sessions Court on Sept 28, 2016.
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