High Court dismisses application to strike out PAA charges

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has dismissed applications to strike out three different charges against several persons under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA).

The applications had been filed by PKR lawmaker Rafizi Ramli and PKR secretariat staff member Adib Ishar; student activists Adam Adli Abd Halim, Muhammad Safwan Anang, Ekhsan Bukharee and Mohamed Bukhairy Mohamed Sofian; and former PKR Youth deputy chief Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin.