Malaysian ex-premier charged with sedition

By Associated Press

Aug 28, 2024 12:24 am

(UPDATE) KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on Tuesday with sedition over a speech he made that allegedly questioned the integrity of the Southeast Asian country's previous king.

Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia from March 2020 to August 2021, pleaded not guilty in a court in northeastern Kelantan state. According to the charge sheet, Muhyiddin made the seditious remarks last month during a by-election campaign in Kelantan.

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin poses for media outside courthouse, after charged with corruption and money laundering, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 10, 2023. AP PHOTO

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