{
  "id": 272236,
  "title": "2 nabbed in sedition probe over podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/2-nabbed-in-sedition-probe-over-podcast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/07/2-nabbed-in-sedition-probe-over-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two men in their 30s and 60s have been arrested in Klang Utara, Malaysia, on sedition charges following a podcast that allegedly discussed religious issues. The police received a report about a video clip from the podcast, which featured the two men discussing secularism and liberalism. In addition to sedition, the men are also being investigated under various Penal Code provisions related to speech, insults, statements that cause fear in the public, and wounding religious feelings.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}