{
  "id": 9862944,
  "title": "Rais charged with sedition, Najib back in court after conditional pardon [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rais-charged-with-sedition-najib-back-in-court-after-conditional-9862944",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T23:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1541293/rais-charged-sedition-najib-back-court-after-conditional-pardon-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Rais Yatim was charged with sedition in connection to the current Negri Sembilan constitutional crisis, according to the source. The 84-year-old was accused of making seditious statements regarding Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Jaafar being crowned the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. Rais pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court to the charge under the Sedition Act 1948, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail, a fine of RM5,000, or both upon conviction. The court case was set for mention on October 27.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Former Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Rais Yatim was charged with sedition in relation to the current Negri Sembilan constitutional crisis.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rais charged with sedition, Najib back in court after conditional pardon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rais-charged-with-sedition-najib-back-in-court-after-conditional",
        "published": "2026-09-25T23:00:48.000Z"
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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."
}