Former Umno Youth exco member Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, has submitted a representation to drop the charge against him for allegedly making seditious remarks linking the government to pro-Israel and pro-Western countries last year.
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00:00 Former UMNO Youth Exco member Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papa Gomo,
00:09 has submitted a representation to drop the charge against him for allegedly making seditious
00:14 remarks linking the government to pro-Israel and pro-Western countries last year.
00:19 His lawyer Logan Eskander Abdullah informed the KL Sessions Court that the representation
00:25 was submitted to the Attorney General's Chambers on April 5.
00:29 Deputy Public Prosecutor Deepa Nair Tevaharan said there was no decision regarding the representation
00:35 because the prosecution had just received a copy on Thursday morning.
00:40 Judge Siti Amina Ghazali then set May 23 for an update on the status of the representation.
00:47 Logan Eskander told reporters later that the representation was to drop the charge but
00:53 detailed information about the entire representation could not be disclosed.
00:58 The charge against Wan Muhammad Azri was framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act
01:04 1948.
01:07 He faces a fine of not more than 5000 ringgit or a maximum of three years in jail or both
01:13 if convicted.
01:14 For more information visit www.fema.gov