Papagomo pleads not guilty to posting false Facebook content

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Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, pleaded not guilty at the Sepang Sessions Court on Monday (Dec 1) to a charge of creating and posting false content on Facebook in May.  The 41-year-old was accused of using the Facebook account "Muhammad Azri" to post a false statement that claimed 11 PKR MPs had withdrawn their support for party president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2tupd55z  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wanderis, better known as Papagomo, pleaded not guilty at the

00:06Sepang Sessions Court on Monday to a charge of creating and posting false content on Facebook

00:11in May. The 41-year-old was accused of using the Facebook account Muhammad Azri to post a false

00:18statement that claimed 11 PKR MPs had withdrawn their support for party president and Prime

00:25Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He is alleged to have committed the act at 7.32 p.m. on May 28,

00:33with the post subsequently viewed at 11.45 p.m. on the same day at the MCMC headquarters in Cyber Jaya.

00:42The former UMNO Youth Exco member was charged under Section 233, Subsection 1A of the Communications

00:48and Multimedia Act 1998. He faces a fine of up to 500,000 ringgit, a prison sentence of not more

00:57than two years, or both upon conviction. He may also be liable for a further fine of 5,000 ringgit

01:04for each day the offence persists after conviction. MCMC Deputy Public Prosecutor Faten Hadni Kairuddin

01:11proposed bail of 5,000 ringgit with one surety and requested a date for the handover of documents.

01:19However, Papagomo's counsel, Muhammad Rafiq Rashid Ali, appealed for a lower bail, highlighting his

01:25client's status as a parent of six, one of whom is autistic. He also cited that his client had provided

01:32full cooperation to the MCMC in all prior cases and had never attempted to evade a court appearance.

01:39Sessions Court Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman subsequently granted bail at 5,000 ringgit with one surety and set

01:48January 7th for next mention.

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