{
  "id": 6376753,
  "title": "Dibebas tuduhan cetus kegentaran awam, Hilman gesa Akta Hasutan dimansuh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/dibebas-tuduhan-cetus-kegentaran-awam-hilman-gesa-akta-hasutan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/09/dibebas-tuduhan-cetus-kegentaran-awam-hilman-gesa-akta-hasutan-dimansuh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hilman Idham, the Young United Leader, has been released by the High Court from charges of public outrage. Kuala Lumpur: Chairman of Bersatu Hilman Idham urged the government to expedite the repeal of the 1948 Hasutan Act following his release on social media charges of public outrage. The lawmaker said the law, considered outdated, needs to be abolished to ensure Malaysia continues moving towards a more advanced nation. Hasutan Act is among laws that should be abolished in our country. “I urge the government to abolish laws like this. The University and University College Act 1971 (Auku) has already been abolished (announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on August 14). Hasutan Act has not been abolished yet,” he said during a media briefing at the Kuala Lumpur court premises. The government had earlier announced its intention to abolish Auku and replace it with a new framework, with the Ministry of Higher Education still working towards the abolition of the relevant law. Earlier, High Court Judge Nurul Izzah Hasan Basri released Hilman from the public outrage charge after finding that the prosecution failed to prove the elements of the charge under Section 505(b) of the Criminal Law. The decision was made after the court considered the testimony and arguments of both the prosecution and defense. On August 20 last year, the 37-year-old was accused of posting a statement on his TikTok account that could cause public outrage and potentially incite someone to commit an act against the public order, which he allegedly did at 2:09 pm on July 30 last year.",
  "summary": "Ketua Pemuda Bersatu Hilman Idham berkata akta itu tidak lagi wajar ada dalam sistem perundangan.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Dibebas tuduhan cetus kegentaran awam, Hilman gesa Akta Hasutan dimansuh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/dibebas-tuduhan-cetus-kegentaran-awam-hilman-gesa-akta-hasutan-6383272",
        "published": "2026-09-09T03:19:00.000Z"
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  "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."
}