Last August, Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh was charged under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code with making statements likely to cause public fear or alarm. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The Penang prosecution director has rejected Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh’s representation seeking to have a charge connected to a Facebook post linked to an upside-down display of the Jalur Gemilang dropped.
His lawyer, Aizat Azam, said the representation was submitted about 10 months ago, and the rejection was communicated during case mention today, Sinar Harian reported.
He said the defence applied to the Bukit Mertajam magistrates’ court on Monday to submit a second representation to the attorney-general (AG) to present the facts, views and legal opinions concerning the case.
