[originaltext] Malaysia’s Minister of Culture, Mokhtar Hasim, has been charged

Malaysia’s Minister of Culture, Mokhtar Hasim, has been charged with the murder of a politician during the election campaign last April. Four other persons also were arrested Saturday on the same charge. The five are accused of killing the speaker of the Negri Sembilan State Assembly. The Malaysian Prime Minister’s office says the five will be sentenced to death if they are found guilty.