Clare Rewcastle-Brown, who was sentenced to two years' jail in absentia on Wednesday (Feb 7), is appealing against her sentence and conviction in her defamation case.
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00:00 The Lawyer of Sarawak Report editor Claire Rucasel-Brown said she is appealing against
00:07 her sentence and conviction in her defamation suit.
00:11 Rucasel-Brown was sentenced to two years' jail in absentia by the Kuala Terengganu Magistrates'
00:17 Court on Wednesday for defaming Sultana Nur Zahira of Terengganu in relation to corrupt
00:23 practices in the establishment of the Terengganu Investment Authority, which later became known
00:29 as 1MDB.
00:30 FMT quoted lawyer Gwok Ngek Seong as saying that he had received instructions from Rucasel-Brown
00:37 to file the appeal in the High Court.
00:39 He said his client urged the magistrate to invoke his revisionary power to correct what
00:45 she described as an "illegal and irregular order."
00:49 He said the police knew his client's whereabouts in London but did not take steps to bring
00:53 her to Malaysia.
00:55 He said the hearing against an accused person could only proceed in their absence if they
00:59 absconded after claiming trial.
01:02 On Wednesday, the court found Rucasel-Brown guilty and ordered the sentence to take effect
01:07 immediately.
01:09 The Sarawak Report portal reported that court's decision had taken everyone by surprise.
01:15 The report said there was no notification of the hearing and no summons and no information
01:20 passed to the lawyer for the defendant.
01:27 For more information visit www.fmt.gov.au/courts/lawyer/court-decision/lawyer-decision.