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Appellate court blocks bid to compel action against preacher
The Court of Appeal has denied an attempt to obtain leave for a judicial review to compel the attorney-general (AG) and inspector-general of police (IGP) to prosecute Muslim preacher Syakir Nasoha for alleged inflammatory remarks.
The court dismissed the appeal by the Global Human Rights Federation (GHRF), Parti Bangsa Dayak Sarawak, Sarawak Association for People's Aspiration, Ex-Students of Chinese Schools, and Pertubuhan Malaysia Tamilar Munnetra Kalagam.
Lawyer T Gunaseelan, who appeared for the applicants, told Malaysiakini that...
