KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial blogger and former Umno Youth executive committee member Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, has arrived in the court complex here to face a sedition charge for insulting His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
He arrived under heavy police escort at 8.55am wearing a blue T-shirt and black pants, with his hands cuffed behind his back, before being ushered into the courtroom located on level three of the complex.
Wan Azri appeared calm when walking in, as media cameramen took pictures and videos.
The statement was allegedly contained in a video clip lasting two minutes and 46 seconds where he questioned the King's decision to grant an audience to the founder of KK Mart stores over the issue of the socks which had the word "Allah" printed on them.
Wan Azri was also said to have claimed in the video clip that the ruler was the one who had given orders that Bersatu information committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, be prosecuted under the Sedition Act for also questioning the granting of the audience.
On April 30, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said Wan Azri was detained by members of the federal classified crimes investigation unit.
He had said the case was being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Multimedia and Communications Act 1998.
"He was detained after a report was received over the video. The report was lodged by a 41-year-old trader who saw it while going through social media at his home.
"Papagomo was detained at his home in Setapak to facilitate investigations," he added.