{
  "id": 9674136,
  "title": "Rais Yatim arrives at Ayer Keroh court to face sedition charge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rais-yatim-arrives-at-ayer-keroh-court-to-face-sedition-charge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:19:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1540656/rais-yatim-arrives-ayer-keroh-court-face-sedition-charge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Rais Yatim arrived at Ayer Keroh Court Complex to face a sedition charge on Friday morning. Accompanied by his wife, son, nephew, and legal team, he entered Sessions Court 2. Rais, aged 84, faces potential penalties of a RM5,000 fine, up to three years in prison, or both under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948. The charge stems from a proclamation ceremony in Alor Gajah on June 5, where he and others declared Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Jaafar as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. However, the palace later invalidated the proclamation under state law and customs.",
  "summary": "MELAKA: Former Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Rais Yatim arrived at the Ayer Keroh Court Complex at 8.30am today to face a sedition charge linked to the Negri Sembilan royal crisis.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Rais Yatim expected to be charged in Ayer Keroh court today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rais-yatim-expected-to-be-charged-in-ayer-keroh-court-today",
        "published": "2026-09-25T00:34:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rais Yatim didakwa menghasut berkait krisis adat N Sembilan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rais-yatim-didakwa-menghasut-berkait-krisis-adat-n-sembilan",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Rais claims trial over sedition charge linked to N Sembilan crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rais-claims-trial-over-sedition-charge-linked-to-n-sembilan-crisis",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:39:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}