KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) information committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, has arrived at the court complex here.
Clad in full baju melayu and in handcuffs, the outspoken politician was heavily guarded by policemen.
He is expected to be charged with making seditious remarks and defaming His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia at the Sessions Court.
Yesterday, his lawyer Rafique Rashid, confirmed that his client would be charged under Section 500 of the Penal Code and Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act.
Both charges are linked to Chegubard's social media post which had used the name of the King, and incited hate against His Majesty who had granted an audience to KK Mart Group founder and executive chairman Datuk Seri Dr Chai Kee Kan over the "Allah" socks issue.
CheguBard was arrested last night to facilitate an investigation into a social media posting he had made regarding alleged talks on the opening of a casino in Forest City, as reported by Bloomberg.
He was arrested at the Tapah Rest and Recreation area in Perak about 7pm before being brought to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters here.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday had denied reports that the government was mulling a casino license to revive Forest City in Johor.
Anwar described the claims made in the report as a 'lie'.
Genting Malaysia Bhd has also come forward to dismiss the claims made in the report.
Genting Malaysia, meanwhile, said neither the company nor its chief executive officer Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay were involved in discussions on the opening of the casino.