KUALA LUMPUR: The sessions court has fixed Sept 24 to deliver its decision in the sedition trial of blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, over a statement involving the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Wan Azri’s lawyer, Rafique Rashid Ali, said the court fixed the date on Tuesday after the prosecution closed its case. Seven witnesses were called to testify.
Wan Azri, 41, is accused of making the statement in a post on X, under the account sir_azri, at a condominium in Bukit Bintang at 12pm on April 29.
If convicted under the Sedition Act, he faces a maximum fine of RM5,000, up to three years in prison, or both.
The court is also expected to rule on July 9 in a separate sedition case involving Wan Azri.
In that case, he is accused of claiming in a Facebook video on Nov 8, 2023 that the government is “pro-Israel and pro-Western nations”.