Siti Kasim acquitted of obstructing Jawi officer at transgender event

UPDATED 12.25PM | Lawyer Siti Kasim was acquitted over a charge of obstructing the duties of a public servant at a Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) raid on a transgender event in 2016.

Kuala Lumpur magistrate Tawfiq Affandy Chin this morning ruled that the prosecution did not establish a prima facie case against the activist, whose real name is Siti Zabedah Kasim...