The Kuala Lumpur sessions court has ordered blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, to enter his defence on a charge of making a seditious statement involving the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Judge Norma Ismail said the prosecution had succeeded in proving a prima facie case against the 42-year-old, Sinar Harian reported.
Lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali, representing Wan Azri, said the former Umno Youth leader would be the sole witness testifying in his defence.
Norma fixed Nov 4 for the first day of proceedings.
Wan Azri was accused of making the seditious 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.
Earlier this month, Wan Azri was freed of a separate charge of sedition against the government, with the same sessions court ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against him.
He was charged with making a seditious statement by claiming that the government was “pro-Israel and pro-Western nations”.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers is appealing the decision.
