AGC rejects Rewcastle-Brown’s bid to get charge withdrawn

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has rejected the representation by Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, who wanted the prosecution to withdraw a charge made against her for allegedly making defamatory statements against the Sultanah of Terengganu.

Rewcastle-Brown, who is from Britain, was charged in absentia with defaming Sultanah Nur Zahirah in a book, The Sarawak Report – The Inside Story of the 1MDB Expose, in the Kuala Terengganu Magistrate’s Court on Sept 23, 2021.