Two charged with posting extremely offensive comments against Tuanku Muhriz on social media

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Two men pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to charges of creating and posting extremely offensive comments against Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, on social media in August.

The accused, unemployed Abdullah Aidid Mochtar @ Ahmad Duta, 44, and graphic designer Ashadi Zul’izzi Zainal Abidin, 46, entered the plea after the charges were read before Judge Muhammad Ilmami Ahmad.

Abdullah Aidid is accused of creating and initiating the transmission of extremely offensive communications with intent to offend through the TikTok account “rookiebenz_albenzauto” at 11.27pm on August 1, while Ashadi Zul’izzi is accused of the same act via the Threads account “razakahmad725” at 2.39pm on August 4.

The posts were viewed at Jalan Dutamas Seroja 5, Taman Segambut (SPPK) here at 12.34pm on August 4 and 12.15pm on August 5, respectively.

Both were charged under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and face punishment under Section 233(2) of the same Act.

If convicted, they face a maximum fine of RM500,000 or up to two years’ jail, or both, plus a further fine of RM5,000 for each day the offence persists after conviction.

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) prosecuting officer Nazrul Nizam Mohd Zameri offered bail of RM15,000 with one surety for each accused, citing the nature of the charges involving extremely offensive communications against the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

Abdullah Aidid, who was unrepresented, appealed for lower bail on the grounds that he had lost his job following the case and has been unemployed for the past three months.

Ashadi Zul’izzi, also unrepresented, sought lower bail as the amount offered by the prosecution was beyond his means.

The court then allowed each accused bail of RM12,000 with one surety and fixed December 1 for mention. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 30 日 — 两名男子今天在地庭不认罪，他们被控于 8 月在社交媒体上针对森美兰州大臣端姑穆里兹端姑穆纳维尔 (Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir) 制造和发布极具攻击性的言论。

被告是失业的阿卜杜拉·艾迪德·莫赫塔尔·艾哈迈德·杜塔（Abdullah Aidid Mochtar @ Ahmad Duta），44 岁，以及平面设计师阿沙迪·祖尔伊兹·扎纳尔·阿比丁（Ashadi Zul'izzi Zainal Abidin），46 岁，在法官穆罕默德·伊尔马米·艾哈迈德宣读指控后提出抗辩。

阿卜杜拉·艾迪德被指控于 8 月 1 日晚上 11 点 27 分通过 TikTok 账号“rookiebenz_albenzauto”创建并发起传播意图冒犯他人的极其冒犯性的信息，而阿沙迪·祖尔伊齐被指控于 8 月 4 日下午 2 点 39 分通过 Threads 账号“razakahmad725”实施了同样的行为。

这些帖子分别于8月4日中午12点34分和8月5日中午12点15分在Jalan Dutamas Seroja 5, Taman Segambut (SPPK) 被查看。

两人均被控违反 1998 年《通信和多媒体法》第 233(1)(a) 条，并将根据该法第 233(2) 条受到处罚。

如果罪名成立，他们将面临最高 50 万令吉的罚款或最高两年的监禁，或两者并罚，此外，如果违法行为在定罪后持续一天，还将额外处以 5000 令吉的罚款。

马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会 (MCMC) 检察官纳兹鲁·尼扎姆·莫哈末·扎梅里 (Nazrul Nizam Mohd Zameri) 为每位被告提供 15,000 令吉的保释金，并要求一名担保人。他指出，这些指控涉及对森美兰州最高元首的极其冒犯性的通讯。

没有律师代表的阿卜杜拉·艾迪德以案件发生后他失去了工作，并且已经失业三个月为由，请求降低保释金。

同样没有律师代表的阿沙迪·祖利齐（Ashadi Zul'izzi）要求降低保释金，因为检方提供的保释金超出了他的承受能力。

法庭随后准许每名被告以12000令吉的保释金保释，并需一名担保人，并将案件定于12月1日再次开庭审理。——马新社

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