LFL slams preacher's imprisonment for sedition

Human rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has slammed the nine-month imprisonment of preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin over a 2014 sedition case linked to the Selangor sultan.

Its executive director, Zaid Malek, said it is the “moral duty” of the Pakatan Harapan government to ensure that Wan Ji does not continue to languish in prison for the charge.

“It is appalling and unacceptable that Wan Ji has now fallen victim to...