High Court upholds blogger Jufazli Shi’s acquittal over YouTube post against Ismail Sabri, Umno
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — The High Court here today upheld the acquittal of blogger Jufazli Shi Ahmad on two charges...
On August 10, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur confirmed the acquittal of blogger Jufazli Shi Ahmad for two charges related to a YouTube post targeting former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Jufazli's lawyer, Ramesh N.P. Chandran, and Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry presented their respective arguments to the court.
The charges against Jufazli include creating and transmitting an offensive communication on his 'King Maker Politik' YouTube account, which aimed to annoy another individual, and failing to provide the password to the account to the police. Both charges were found by the Sessions Court and upheld by the High Court after dismissing the prosecution's appeal.
The maximum penalty for the charges is a fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, and an additional fine of RM1,000 for each day the offense continued after conviction.
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