Sultanah’s suit against Rewcastle Brown, next mention on June 25

Sultanah’s suit against Rewcastle Brown, next mention on June 25

Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown has applied for the case to be transferred to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

In September 2021, Clare Rewcastle Brown (right) was charged in absentia with defaming Terengganu’s Sultanah Nur Zahirah in her book released in Malaysia five years ago.
KUALA TERENGGANU:
The magistrates’ court here has fixed June 25 for another mention of the case involving Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown, who is charged with defaming Terengganu’s Sultanah Nur Zahirah.

Magistrate Noor Mazrinie Mahmood set the date when the case came up for mention today.

Present during the proceeding was deputy public prosecutor Nur Amalina Najwa Ali. None of the lawyers representing Rewcastle Brown were present.

On Sept 23, 2021, Rewcastle Brown was charged in absentia at the magistrates’ court here with issuing defamatory statements against the sultanah through the book “The Sarawak Report – The Inside Story of the 1MDB Expose”.

The charge under Section 500 of the Penal Code provides a maximum jail term of two years or a fine or both, upon conviction.

During proceedings at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday, lawyer Guok Ngek Seong, representing Rewcastle-Brown, requested that the case be transferred to the KL High Court.

The application was heard before Justice K Muniandy. The decision whether to grant Rewcastle Brown’s application or not is set for June 21.

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