PETALING JAYA: British journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown has asked that her criminal defamation charge involving Terengganu’s Sultanah Nur Zahirah be dropped on grounds she is based in the UK and unlikely to be present in a Malaysian court.
The Sarawak Report editor made the plea in representations filed with the Attorney‑General’s Chambers after the Kuala Terengganu High Court set aside her conviction and two‑year jail term for criminally defaming the sultanah.
Last month, Justice Radzi Harun ruled the conviction invalid as Rewcastle Brown was not physically present in court when facing criminal charges. He also directed that the case be reheard.