The Federal Court today remitted the case of former Umno division leader Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer Matthias Chang back to the High Court to decide whether the charge they face comes under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2015 (Sosma).

The decision was made by Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria who led a five-member panel after it found the three reference questions posed to be incompetent under Section 84 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1984.