Court dismisses guilty plea by man who displayed King's picture during KKB polls


SHAH ALAM: The High Court has dismissed a guilty plea by an unemployed man who was charged with displaying a picture of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, during the recent Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign.

Judicial Commissioner Dr Wendy Ooi Su Ghee dismissed P. Ramasamy's guilty plea on the grounds that he did not understand the effect of pleading guilty.

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