KUCHING, Oct 8 ― The High Court here yesterday ordered seven individuals, including a woman, who were previously discharged and acquitted from the charge of disrespecting the national anthemThe High Court passed the ruling after allowing the appeal of the prosecution against their order of discharge and acquittal by the Magistrate’s Court.
On December 2 last year, the Magistrate’s Court here had acquitted and discharged all of them without being called to enter their defence, after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against the accused. According to the charge sheet, the seven had on Sept 27, 2019, at about 7.15pm in Telang Usan Hotel, allegedly showed disrespect towards the national anthem in a public place by not standing up.
They were charged on October 11, 2019 under Section 8 of the National Anthem Act 1968 that was read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
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