Court acquits and discharges RSN Rayer (Updated)

GEORGE TOWN: The Sessions Court today has acquitted and discharged Seri Delima assemblyman RSN Rayer over the sedition charge on celaka Umno" remark.
When delivering the judgement, Sessions Court Judge Tuan Roslan Hamid said the prosecution failed to prove prima facie against Rayer.
He said the prosecution could not prove any seditious element as Umno is a political entity and not a racial group.
He said the prosecution side needs to prove the point that the remark made was seditious in nature that could provoke a breach of the peace.
He also said prosecution failed to prove prima facie on Rayer over an alternative charge of Section 504 of the Penal Code for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.
He said with this, Rayer was cleared from the charges against him without any defence been called.
Rayer was initially charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 for allegedly uttering the "celaka Umno" words in a Bukit Gelugor by-election ceramah at Jalan Delima on May 22, 2014.
Rayer's lawyer Gobind Singh Deo, when met outside courtroom, shared the happiness and said that his client remarks on Umno was not seditious.
He lauded the court's verdict as he felt it was not liable for seditious since early.
He called on the Attorney-General (AG) to accept the court's judgement instead of making any appeal.
"I want the AG to accept court's decision, adding that the case should stop as of it now.
However, Rayer is facing another sedition charge of uttering the words “celaka-celaka Umno" remark at the Penang State Assembly sitting on May 20, 2014 which comes under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 and is liable jail imprisonment of five years or fined RM5,000 or both if found guilty.