UMS student leader to be charged over protest rally


KOTA KINABALU: A student leader from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is set to face two charges under the Peaceful Assembly Act.

Suara Mahasiswa UMS president Muhamad Fadhil Muhamad Kasim, 25, will be charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code, which pertains to using words, gestures, or acts intended to insult a person's modesty, and Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act, which requires organisers to notify the relevant police district at least five days before an assembly.

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