KUALA LUMPUR: Blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris pleaded not guilty in the sessions court to a charge of making an allegedly seditious statement against the government.
Wan Azri – whose alter ego is believed to be Papagomo – was slapped with one charge under the Sedition Act 1948 for claiming that the government was “pro-Israel and pro-Western nations”.
The remark was allegedly made in a Facebook video on Nov 8, 2023.
If found guilty, he faces a fine of up to RM5,000, a jail term of up to three years, or both.
Judge N Priscilla Hemamalini set bail at RM7,000 bail with one surety.
She fixed Feb 7 as the next mention date.
Wan Azri, who is a former Umno Youth leader, was represented by lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali, while deputy public prosecutor Mustaffa P Kunyalam appeared for the prosecution.