Stand-up comedy case: RM40,000 raised for couple's bail

Published: Jul 18, 2022 5:31 AM

Rights group Lawyers for Liberty has succeeded in crowdfunding RM40,000 as bail money for a woman charged with insulting Islam in a stand-up comedy skit, and her boyfriend.

According to Siti Nuramira Abdullah’s lawyer, any additional amount raised will be returned to the contributors...

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