Court orders Papagomo to enter defence in Facebook false post case
SEPANG: The Sessions Court here today ordered blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, to enter his defence on a charge of publishing a false social media post claiming that 11 PKR members of parliament had withdrawn their support for party president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman made the ruling after finding that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against Wan Muhammad Azri at the close of its case.
In his judgment, Ahmad Fuad said the court was satisfied that the prosecution had proven all three elements of the charge based on the testimony and documentary evidence presented during the trial.
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