Muhyiddin's sedition trial transferred to KL High Court

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The Kota Baru High Court on Wednesday (Nov 27) allowed an application by former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to transfer his sedition trial from the Gua Musang Sessions Court to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.   Read more at https://shorturl.at/4r214   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin successfully had his sedition trial transferred to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

00:09The Kota Bharu High Court allowed Muhyiddin's application on Wednesday.

00:13Muhyiddin's lawyer, Amir Hamza Arshad, explained that the application was based on several factors,

00:20including the complexity of legal issues and exceptional challenges expected to arise

00:25concerning the constitutional validity of certain provisions in the Sedition Act.

00:30He said the case had garnered media attention and is of public interest,

00:35and this warrants it being heard in the High Court.

00:38Earlier this month, Muhyiddin's legal team had requested that the trial be transferred

00:43from the Gwamusang Sessions Court to the Kota Bharu High Court.

00:47Muhyiddin pleaded not guilty to charges of making seditious statements

00:51during the Nengeri by-election campaigning period at Dewan Semai Bakhti Felda Perasu on August 14.

00:59The remarks involved claims that he was not invited by the young Dipertuan Agong

01:04after the 2022 general election, despite reportedly having the support of 115 out of 222 members of parliament.

01:17For live UN video, visit www.un.org

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