Social activist Hishamuddin sends Najib legal letter over video screening

Hishamuddin at left

KUALA LUMPUR- Social activist Hishamuddin Rais has initiated legal action against Prime Minister Najib Razak for airing a video depicting him and other activists during his policy speech at the Umno general assembly.

The video implied that Hishamuddin and his fellow activists, Datuk S. Ambiga and Adam Adli, were allegedly involved in seditious activities.

His legal team Daim and Gamany, in its letter of demand, instructed Najib, who is the Umno president, to stop screening, displaying, distributing or disseminating the video clip at the general assembly.

Hishamuddin, in a statement on Saturday, said the continued airing could influence the court's decision in his ongoing trial where he was charged under the Sedition Act.