The prosecution has withdrawn its appeal against a lower court's acquittal of participants in the 2021 candlelight vigil held in memory of Covid-19 victims.

According to Selangor DAP women's wing secretary Nalina Nair, the prosecution dropped its appeal today after the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate Court ruled in 2023 that a prima facie case had not been established.

In 2021, Nalina (above, left) and Sujatra Jayaraj...