Sessions court judge Siti Aminah Ghazali was informed of the matter by deputy public prosecutor Deepa Nair Thevaharan during case mention today.

“Regarding the representation submitted by the accused on April 5, the instruction received from the AGC is for the case to proceed. The representation by the accused was dismissed,” said Deepa Nair.

Meanwhile, deputy public prosecutor Kalmizah Salleh informed the court that the prosecution had submitted several documents to the defence, and requested a date for case management to submit the remaining documents.

Lawyer Logen Eskander Abdullah, representing Wan Azri, confirmed receiving the documents.

Following that, Siti Aminah said the case would proceed to trial on July 11, 12, 29 and 30 as earlier set.

The judge also fixed July 4 for case management.

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.

He was charged with making seditious remarks on the Facebook page of Halid Hamidi (“Halid Mat Kool”). An individual saw the remarks 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, 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.