Raja Petra goes to court for sedition

KUALA LUMPUR: Raja Petra Kamaruddin, the editor of news portal Malaysia Today, arrived at the magistrates’ court in the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in Jalan Duta at 9.06am Tuesday.

He was later instructed to go to the PJ sessions court to be charged.

A crowd of about a hundred people were gathered at the Jalan Duta court. Among them were bloggers and Opposition MPs including Salahuddin Ayub (Kubang Kerian), Datuk Kamarul Baharin Abbas (Teluk Kemang) and Nurul Izzah Anwar (Lembah Pantai).

Raja Petra is to be charged Tuesday with sedition for an article he wrote titled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell.”

The article was posted on his website on April 25 and implicated Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

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10.33 am - Case transfered to Session Court PJ!! This page would be updated as and when an info is received from our colleage/s who is/are currently at the court's complex. Since RPK himself is in the dark of which court the case would be mentioned, readers and supporters are advised to wait near the entrance to the court's complex. * special bank account has been setup to receive your "ONE RINGGIT ONE PERSON" RPK's court bail donation campaign. Bank: CIMB Account No.: 1403 0214 3340 50 (Verified and confirmed correct) Account Name Holder: Visvalingam ****************************** 8.40 am - No police, FRU personnel nor their trucks in and around the court's complex. 8.58 am - 1 x Balai Polis Bergerak and 2 x Police Patrol Cars entering the complex 9.08 am - RPK and wife arrived, accompanied by Ronnie Liu, Tony and lots of Bloggers. Many MSM reporters were also seen entering the Complex 9.59am - About 200 supporters are now gathering at the lobby. Nurul, DSAI's daughter, made an appearance and left for the Parliament. Lim Kit Siang and a hugh number of MPs from the opposition are giving support to RPK, including lawyers. Reporters from International News are also ready to capture the events 10.04 am - Crowd has increased to about 400 10.33 am - Case transfered to Session Court PJ!! Everyone is now going over to PJ 11.10 am - The main group has just reached the PJ's court house. About 200 supporters; while the rest are bloggers, lawyers and MPs 11.19 am - RPK and the rest are now waiting outside the session court, waiting to be called in. 'Could be a long wait.'

Tuesday May 6, 2008

Raja Petra to be charged with sedition today

By LOURDES CHARLES and ANDREW SAGAYAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Raja Petra Kamaruddin, the editor of news portal Malaysia Today, is expected to be charged with sedition at the magistrates’ court in the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in Jalan Duta today.

He is expected to appear in court at 9.30am.

Raja Petra was investigated under section 4 (1) of the Sedition Act 1948 for the article “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell.”

The article was posted on his website on April 25 and implicated Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

Another blogger, Syed Ali Akbar, was also summoned to court and is expected to be charged under the same Act.

He allegedly posted an article on Arabs and Islam on his blog .

Raja Petra’s wife, Marina Lee Abdullah, said the police officer who called them did not state what Raja Petra would be charged with.

“The police officer told us to just appear in court and we would be informed then,” she said.

Marina said once they know what the charges are, they would post bail.

To raise bail, they will involve the people. They will put up their bank account number on the website and encourage Netizens to bank in RM1 each.

On Friday, Raja Petra was summoned to the Federal Commercial Crimes Investigations Department (CCID) in Bukit Perdana at 4pm and was allowed to leave two hours later.

Eight police officers from the CCID visited his house in Sungai Buloh at 9am and seized a laptop and a CPU belonging to him before leaving at 11am.