Lawyer Logen Eskander Abdullah, representing the blogger, informed the sessions court that the representation was submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) on April 5.

“A copy of the representation was given to the prosecution this morning,” he said.

Deputy public prosecutor T Deepa Nair said the prosecution had no decision on the representation as it had just received a copy this morning.

Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali then set May 23 for an update on the status of the representation.

Logen Eskander told reporters that the representation was to drop the charge, but that detailed information about the entire representation could not be disclosed.

“I can only confirm the representation is to drop the charge faced by my client. The representation was submitted to the AGC by my office via courier on April 5,” he said.

On Jan 8, Wan Azri, 41, pleaded not guilty to making seditious remarks on Facebook linking the government to pro-Israel and pro-Western countries.

Wan Azri was accused of making seditious remarks on the “Halid Hamidi” Facebook page (“Halid Mat Kool”), and the remarks were seen by an individual at a condominium in Jalan Tong Shin, Bukit Bintang, at 1pm on Nov 8.

The charge was framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 and is punishable under Section 4(1) of the same law, which provides for a fine of not more than RM5,000, a maximum of three years in jail, or both upon conviction.