MUDA secretary-general Amir Hariri Abd Hadi has filed for the magistrate’s court in Kuala Lumpur to dismiss a charge he faces for protesting the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal at Sogo Complex last year.

Amir’s lawyer, Rajsurian Pillai, said the application was filed yesterday and submitted to the prosecution today.

“The court set March 20 for parties involved to file their written submissions and March 27 for the preliminary objection hearing,” he said after case management before Magistrate Nurul Izzah Shaharuddin today.

According to Rajsurian, the filing was made on the grounds that the charge was defective.

On August 26, 2022, Amir Hariri, 32, pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to notify the police before holding a rally, which then took place in front of the Sogo Complex, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, at 2pm on August 14, 2022.

He was charged under section 9 (1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and faces a maximum fine of RM10,000, if convicted. – Bernama, February 8, 2022.