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Sungai Buloh PAS chief Zaharudin Muhammad pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (Jan 5) to a charge of participating in an unlawful assembly during the demolition operation at Kampung Sungai Baru last year.

Zaharudin, 49, together with seven other individuals, was charged with joining the gathering to oppose the eviction notice, despite being aware of the legal order to disperse.

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00:00Sungai Buloh PAS Chief Zaharuddin Muhammad pleaded not guilty at the Magistrates Court
00:07in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to participating in an unlawful assembly during the Kampung
00:12Sungai Baru demolition last year.
00:15The 49-year-old, who is the son-in-law of PAS President Tanshri Abdul Hadi Awang, along
00:20with seven others, is accused of defying a lawful order to disperse while opposing an
00:26eviction order at Jalan Datuk Abdul Malik on September 11, 2025.
00:32The charge, framed under Section 145 of the Penal Code, Act 574, carries a maximum penalty
00:38of two years' imprisonment, a fine or both upon conviction.
00:43Zaharuddin's lawyer, Latifa Koya, told the court that her client has filed a summons in
00:48the High Court, challenging the constitutionality of Section 145, arguing that it violates the
00:54right to freedom of assembly.
00:56Zaharuddin Muhammad,
01:24The court granted bail of RM2000 with two sureties, and fixed February 24 for next mention.
01:25On September 11, several individuals, most vulnerable were accepted by the responsibility of the
01:27court.
01:44The court granted bail of 2,000 ringgit with two sureties and fixed February 24 for next mention.
01:52On September 11, several individuals were detained following an incident in which former
01:57Dangwangi Police Chief ACP Sulizmi Effendi Sulaiman was injured during a scuffle at Kampung Sungai
02:04Baru. The incident occurred while he was overseeing an operation to cut electricity supplies as part
02:10of a court-ordered demolition.
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