Papagomo walks free after acquittal on sedition charge over Facebook remarks

Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, known as Papagomo, was acquitted by the Klang Sessions Court of sedition charges for remarks allegedly made on Facebook.

Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali ruled that the defence raised reasonable doubt, while the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

The sedition charge, which Papagomo pleaded not guilty to, involved claims that the government was pro-Israel and pro-Western, potentially leading to a maximum three-year jail term.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 — Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, was acquitted and discharged by the Klang Sessions Court today of a sedition charge over remarks allegedly made on Facebook three years ago.

His lawyer, Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, said Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali delivered the decision at the conclusion of the defence case.

“The court noted that the defence had successfully raised a reasonable doubt, while the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt,” he told Bernama when contacted today.

He said only Wan Muhammad Azri, 43, testified for the defence, while Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam prosecuted the case.

On July 31 this year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered Wan Muhammad Azri to enter his defence after allowing the prosecution’s appeal against an earlier Sessions Court decision acquitting him.

On September 3 last year, Siti Aminah acquitted and discharged the blogger, ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against him. However, the High Court subsequently overturned that decision and ordered him to enter his defence.

On January 8, 2024, Wan Muhammad Azri pleaded not guilty to a charge of making seditious remarks on Facebook by allegedly claiming that the government was pro-Israel and pro-Western.

He was accused of making the remarks on the Facebook page of Halid Hamidi, also known as Halid Mat Kool, which an individual at a condominium unit in Jalan Tong Shin, Bukit Bintang, here, viewed at 1 pm on Nov 8, 2023.

The charge was framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948, which provides for a maximum jail term of three years, a fine of RM5,000, or both, upon conviction. — Bernama

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博客作者 Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris（网名 Papagomo）被巴生地方法庭宣判无罪，此前他因在 Facebook 上发表煽动性言论而被控煽动罪。

法官西蒂·阿米娜·加扎利裁定，辩方提出了合理的怀疑，而控方未能排除合理怀疑地证明案件成立。

帕帕戈莫对煽动叛乱的指控拒不不认罪，该指控涉及政府亲以色列和亲西方的说法，最高可判处三年监禁。

莎阿南，10 月 19 日讯——博客作者 Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris（网名 Papagomo）今日被巴生地方法庭宣告无罪释放，此前他被控三年前在 Facebook 上发表煽动性言论。

他的律师穆罕默德·拉菲克·拉希德·阿里表示，法官西蒂·阿米娜·加扎利在辩方陈述完毕后作出了判决。

“法庭注意到，辩方成功提出了合理的怀疑，而控方未能排除合理怀疑地证明其指控，”他今天接受马新社采访时表示。

他说，只有 43 岁的 Wan Muhammad Azri 为辩方作证，而副检察官 Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam 则负责此案的起诉。

今年7月31日，吉隆坡高等法院允许控方就地方法院此前宣告万·穆罕默德·阿兹里无罪的判决提出上诉，并下令其出庭辩护。

去年9月3日，西蒂·阿米娜法官宣判该博主无罪释放，理由是检方未能提供初步证据证明其有罪。然而，高等法院随后推翻了这一判决，并命令该博主进行辩护。

2024 年 1 月 8 日，万·穆罕默德·阿兹里对在 Facebook 上发表煽动性言论的指控表示不认罪，据称他声称政府亲以色列和亲西方。

他被指控在 Halid Hamidi（又名 Halid Mat Kool）的 Facebook 页面上发表了这些言论，2023 年 11 月 8 日下午 1 点，位于吉隆坡武吉免登 Jalan Tong Shin 的一间公寓的一名住户浏览了该页面。

该指控依据1948年《煽动法令》第4(1)(b)条提出，该条规定，一旦罪名成立，最高可判处三年监禁、5000令吉罚款，或两者并罚。——马新社

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