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Ex-Malaysian minister charged with sedition over Negeri Sembilan royal crisis

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Ex-Malaysian minister charged with sedition over Negeri Sembilan royal crisis
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A veteran Malaysian politician pleaded not guilty on Friday to a sedition charge over remarks backing a rival claimant to the Negeri Sembilan throne amid the months-long royal crisis.
Rais Yatim, 84, a former cabinet minister and president of Malaysia’s Senate, was charged at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, for his comments on June 5, during a ceremony proclaiming Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar the state’s 12th ruler.
Rais is accused of uttering seditious words at the Parkroyal...

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