Former Malaysian Leader Muhyiddin Charged with Sedition for Allegedly Mocking Former King

Headline: Newsmax

The now opposition leader is accused of insulting the previous king during an election campaign rally earlier this month.
Aljazeera
Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia from March 2020 until August 2021, pleaded not guilty in a court in northeast Kelantan state.
Voice Of America
Nine ethnic Malay state rulers take turns as Malaysia’s king for five-year terms under the country’s rotating monarchy, which began when Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957.
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The rotating monarchy in the country is held in deep respect.
Deutsche Welle (EN)

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The king is a constitutional monarch, and not a feudal ruler. His exercise of his power can thus be debated, questioned or criticized. This is the very bedrock of our system of constitutional monarchy,
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