00:00The government has again distanced itself from the sedition charge against Persatu
00:19President Muhyiddin Yassin, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim saying a probe was launched
00:25following a complaint received from the Pahang Palace.
00:28Anwar said that Muhyiddin had misspoken and now he has to deal with it.
00:33He also warned against politicising the matter, emphasising that he would not comment further
00:38and has instructed his ministers to allow the courts to handle it.
00:43Yesterday, government spokesman Fahmi Fazil insisted that Putrajaya was not behind Muhyiddin's
00:48sedition charge, saying investigations were triggered by a police report lodged by a representative
00:54of the Pahang Palace.
00:57He said the former Prime Minister's sedition case was similar to that faced by Kedah Menteri
01:02Besar Sanusi Noor, which was initiated following a police report made by the Selangor Palace.
01:08On Tuesday, Muhyiddin claimed trial at the Guamusang Sessions Court to a charge of making
01:13allegedly seditious remarks at a ceramah in the run-up to the recent Negeri by-election.
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