AGC to appeal against Session Court’s decision to acquit and discharge Papagomo of sedition

The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) plans to appeal the decision made by the Sessions Court to acquit and discharge blogger Wan Muhammad Azri, also known as Papagomo, of a sedition charge. The AGC announced that they will submit a notice of appeal "in the near future" following their review of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court's ruling.

The court had previously acquitted and discharged Wan Muhammad Azri, 43, after hearing the defence case for the charge under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948. The AGC revealed that the prosecution had already appealed against a similar decision on September 3, 2025, which was overturned by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on July 31 of the same year.

The AGC explained that the appeal was filed after the court permitted the public prosecutor to proceed with the defence after determining that the prosecution had established a prima facie case. During the trial, the accused presented his defence by providing sworn testimony, admitting to issuing seditious statements as charged but then denying them.

Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali acquitted and discharged Wan Muhammad Azri, finding reasonable doubt presented by the defence at the conclusion of the defence case. In January 2024, Wan Muhammad Azri pleaded not guilty to uttering seditious remarks about the government being pro-Israel and pro-West on his Facebook page. The charge under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 carries a maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment or a fine of RM5,000, or both, upon conviction.