{
  "id": 14982211,
  "title": "Court of Appeal reserves decision in Papagomo's contempt appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/court-of-appeal-reserves-decision-in-papagomos-contempt-appeal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:14:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1557126/court-appeal-reserves-decision-papagomos-contempt-appeal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 27, 2025, the High Court sentenced blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, to 30 days in jail for contempt of court in a defamation case filed by former Inspector-General of Polis Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Court of Appeal, a three-member panel chaired by Justice Datuk Azizul Azmi Adnan, has reserved its decision on Azri's appeal against the High Court's 30-day jail sentence. The panel, comprising Justices Datuk Ong Chee Kwan and Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Harun, set October 29 for case management to determine the decision date. The High Court ruled that Azri breached a court injunction concerning the defamation suit, sentencing him to 15 days in jail for failing to comply with the court's order to apologise to Razarudin and another 15 days for his lack of remorse in a video statement. The custodial sentences were to run consecutively, and Azri was ordered to pay Razarudin RM30,000 in costs. Azri's lawyer submitted that his client had complied with the court order by reading the agreed unconditional apology in court and deleting the earlier publications. However, Razarudin's lawyer urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the two contempt orders, arguing that Azri's apology was not genuine and did not maintain on his social media platforms.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal three-member panel today reserved its decision on blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris’s appeal against the High Court’s decision which sentenced him to 30 days in jail for contempt of court in a defamation suit filed by former Inspector-General of Polis Tan Sri Razarudin Husain @ Abd Rasid.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Supreme Court decision says sexual history relevant in some cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/supreme-court-decision-says-sexual-history-relevant-in-some-cases",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:00:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}