KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has filed a judicial review application challenging the Attorney General's decision to prosecute him over a Facebook post allegedly capable of causing public fear.

The application was filed at the High Court Penang on February 27 and is scheduled for hearing on June 16, according to his lawyers Messrs Aizat Izuan Shakeel, Harian Metro reported yesterday.

In a statement, the firm said the case goes beyond Akmal's personal circumstances and raises broader constitutional and systemic issues.

"This application is not merely about one individual, but about the principle that justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done fairly for all Malaysians without exce...