The four, Jemmy Liku Markus Ratu, 32, Erick Jack William, 28, Joseph Kolis, 29 and Azrie Situ, 24 were accused of distributing the pamphlets at the Tuaran open market at around 10am on February 1 this year.
The pamphlets, which bore SSKM’s logo, claimed to promote the rights of North Borneo folk, and said the movement hopes to collect 100,000 signatures for a petition to be sent to the United Nations.
All four pleaded not guilty to the charge today under Section 4 (2) of the Sedition Act 194, which carries a maximum fine of RM2,000 or 18 months’ jail or both upon conviction.
The four were represented by counsel Arthur Chin who was standing in for lawyer Tengku Fuad Ahmad who was not present in court today.
Judge Dean Wayne Daly set the hearing dates for May 18 to 22. Bail was set at a whopping RM20,000.
"There does not seem to be any element of incitement or inflammatory statements," he said.
He added that the RM20,000 bail was excessive as it was 10 times the maximum fine stipulated under the law.
Over 100 people including former chief minister Datuk Yong Teck Lee and former state finance minister Datuk Mohd Noor Mansoor turned up in court today to show support for the four accused.
Supporters also carried the Sabah flag and signs bearing the words “Free Tuaran 9 activist” and calling for freedom of expression and Sabah rights to be restored.
On February 1, nine people were arrested in Tuaran to assist in a sedition probe due to their alleged links to the outlawed secession movement.
The nine who were wearing t-shirts with the words “Semangat Satu Perjuangan Rakyat”, were detained at the Tuaran tamu grounds where they were allegedly approaching people for signatures for the petition seeking Sabah rights.
Aged between 24 and 50, they were released on the same day with RM2,000 police bail.
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