00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Wednesday ordered activist Badrul Hisham Shaharine or Chegubard
00:06to enter his defence on a charge of defaming the young di Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim two years ago.
00:14Justice Noor Ruwena Mohammed Nurdin allowed the prosecution's appeal against a Sessions Court ruling
00:21that had earlier acquitted 47-year-old Badrul Hisham,
00:25sending the case back to the lower court for defence proceedings.
00:28She ruled the prosecution had established a prima facie case,
00:33with evidence showing the statements were untrue and defamatory,
00:37and said the burden now shifts to Badrul Hisham to provide a credible explanation.
00:42Badrul Hisham, the former Port Dixon Bersatu Division chief,
00:47was charged in April 2024 under Section 500 of the Penal Code punishable by up to two years' jail,
00:54a fine, or both, over-remarks allegedly made at Istana Nagara on January 22, 2024.
01:03The Sessions Court had acquitted him that November after ruling the prosecution
01:07failed to prove a prima facie case.
