Teresa Kok to be charged over CNY video

PETALING JAYA: Seputeh MP Teresa Kok (pix) will be charged under the Sedition Act tomorrow for her controversial Chinese New Year video "Onederful Malaysia".
Her lawyer, Sankara Nair, said he has been told to produce Kok at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court tomorrow.
"I have been told by the police to produce her in court tomorrow morning to be charged under the Sedition Act," he told theSun today.
Sankara said Kok is being charged under Section 4 (1)(c) of the Sedition Act which relates to "publishing, selling, or offering to sell seditious material".
"My opinion is that it (Onederful Malaysia) is a benign political satire that is not seditious, and does not contain any seditious tendencies; as a lawyer, I think it's cruel to charge her (Kok) with this," he said.
Kok, who is DAP vice-chairman, could not be reached for comment at press time as she was flying from Sabah to Kuala Lumpur after attending to party matters there.
Meanwhile in Penang, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan
Eng said the charge is an abuse of power to eliminate Opposition politicians.
"They (Barisan Nasional) cannot win the by-elections so they try to disqualify Opposition MPs using the Attorney-General," he told theSun, pointing out that BN only obtained 48% of the popular vote in the last general election.
Lim, who is Penang chief minister, also questioned why those who called for Bibles to be burnt and those who made inflamatory statements were not prosecuted.
Kuala Lumpur deputy CID chief ACP Khairi Ahrasa confirmed that Kok will be charged tomorrow at the Jalan Duta courts.
Kok's 11- minute long political satire touched on several issues including education, wealth, economy, tourism and the Lahad Datu incursion, among others.