Bersatu’s Hilman acquitted of offence linked to TikTok statement
Magistrates' court holds that the prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case against the Bersatu Youth chief.
On August 20, Bersatu Youth chief Hilman Idham was charged with causing public alarm through a TikTok statement. The case was heard in a magistrates' court in Kuala Lumpur. However, on the same day, Hilman was acquitted by Magistrate Nurul Izzah Hasan Basri after the prosecution could not prove the elements of the charge under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code.
The magistrate ordered the refund of Hilman's RM4,000 bail. Hilman, 37, was accused of making a statement on his TikTok account, alfah.channel.tv, on July 30 that could incite a person to commit an offence against public order. His lawyers were Rafique Rashid Ali and Nur Mustanir Abd Nor, while deputy public prosecutor Nurul Farhanah Arul Hisham represented the prosecution.
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