Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad was acquitted by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court of a sedition charge he faced since 2014 for alleged statements against the Selangor Islamic Council and the sultan of Selangor.

According to his lawyer Mohd Hanipa Maidin, judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah found there is no prima facie case against Khalid, and as such, the defence was not called.

"Hence, Khalid has been acquitted of the offence," said Hanipa to Malaysiakini.

Khalid, who is also Amanah communications director, was charged with uttering seditious words at the Parliament lobby at 11.30am on June 17, 2014. 

He was charged under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act which carries a three-year jail term or a fine if convicted.

Rohatul ruled that the court considers Khalid's statement as a suggestion, not sedition.

Hanipa, who is also Sepang MP, said he hopes the prosecution, with the new attorney-general Tommy Thomas, would not appeal against the decision.

Khalid also expressed his hope that there would be no other cases of people being investigated for sedition.

"I hope I am the last person charged (for this offence)," he said.