Hishamuddin Rais gets nine months’ jail after court increases sedition sentence
A High Court today sentenced Hishamuddin Md Rais to nine months in jail for sedition after allowing the prosecution’s appeal for a more deterrent sentence than the RM5,000 fine the activist was given last year. According to lawyer Syahredzan Johan, the court dismissed Hishamuddin’s appeal on his conviction and allowed the prosecution’s bid to set…