PUTRAJAYA (March 13): The Court of Appeal on Friday allowed an appeal by Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, to reinstate the Sessions Court order directing the prosecution to disclose a witness statement to him for use in his defence in a sedition case. Badrul Hisham, a political activist, is facing a charge at the Johor Bahru Sessions Court with making seditious remarks related to the casino project in Forest City in Johor. Last year, the Sessions Court allowed Badrul Hisham’s application for disclosure of the statement. Badrul Hisham subsequently filed an appeal to the Court of Appeal. During the proceedings at the Court of Appeal on Friday, Badrul Hisham’s lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali told the court that the trial at the Sessions Court is scheduled to resume on April 6.

Source: The Edge Markets March 13, 2026 09:40 UTC