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The Sun
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
IGP gets leave to initiate third committal proceedings
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today allowed Tan Sri Razarudin Husain's application to commence a third committal proceeding against blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris for violating the terms of a public apology made previously to the Inspector-General of police. The application is over the publication of a video by Wan Muhammad Azri last May 1, two days after he issued an unreserved apology to Razarudin Husain for making defamatory and demeaning remarks against the IGP. The case is related to an RM3 million lawsuit filed by Razarudin against Wan Muhammad Azri, also known as Papagomo, over alleged defamation, which also involved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Judicial Commissioner (JC) Gan Techiong allowed the ex-parte application after hearing the submissions by Razarudin's lawyer, Raam Kumar. 'The inter-parte hearing for the committal order is set for June 30, and the defendant's presence is mandatory,' he said. On May 9, JC Gan had also set the same date (June 30) for the inter-parte (both parties) hearing of the second committal order. Based on the notice of the third committal application filed at the High Court yesterday (May 15), Razarudin is seeking an order against Wan Muhammad Azri for contempt of court over the publication of a video at 8.30 pm on May 1 on TikTok (Papa Azri) and YouTube (Sir Azri). He said the publication of the video shows that Wan Muhammad Azri did not feel remorse for violating the court injunction, and his apology in court on April 30 was simply to give a false impression that he felt remorse. Razarudin said it also gave the impression that Wan Muhammad Azri had succeeded in deceiving the court into accepting his apology on April 30. He said it also gave the impression that he had malicious intent to commit Wan Muhammad Azri to Sungai Buloh Prison. 'The statement made by the defendant in the video is contrary to the written and oral statement of apology that was agreed upon and read out before the court on April 30, as in the committal order,' stated Razarudin in the application. On Feb 10, the court granted permission for Razarudin to commence the first committal proceedings against Wan Muhammad Azri for allegedly failing to comply with the injunction order on Jan 10 by posting about Razarudin on the YouTube, TikTok, X and Telegram applications. However, on April 30, Wan Muhammad Azri issued an unreserved apology to Razarudin for violating the injunction order. The injunction prohibits Wan Muhammad Azri or his agents from publishing or disseminating defamatory content in any form concerning Razarudin, whether in his official capacity as IGP or as an individual. This includes written, verbal, videos, online or instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram The court also ordered Wan Muhammad Azri to retract and delete videos posted on Dec 14,15, 20 and 22 last year on his YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Telegram and X accounts, which were deemed defamatory.
The Sun
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
IGP gets leave to initiate third committal proceedings against Papagomo
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today allowed Tan Sri Razarudin Husain's application to commence a third committal proceeding against blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris for violating the terms of a public apology made previously to the Inspector-General of police. The application is over the publication of a video by Wan Muhammad Azri last May 1, two days after he issued an unreserved apology to Razarudin Husain for making defamatory and demeaning remarks against the IGP. The case is related to an RM3 million lawsuit filed by Razarudin against Wan Muhammad Azri, also known as Papagomo, over alleged defamation, which also involved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Judicial Commissioner (JC) Gan Techiong allowed the ex-parte application after hearing the submissions by Razarudin's lawyer, Raam Kumar. 'The inter-parte hearing for the committal order is set for June 30, and the defendant's presence is mandatory,' he said. On May 9, JC Gan had also set the same date (June 30) for the inter-parte (both parties) hearing of the second committal order. Based on the notice of the third committal application filed at the High Court yesterday (May 15), Razarudin is seeking an order against Wan Muhammad Azri for contempt of court over the publication of a video at 8.30 pm on May 1 on TikTok (Papa Azri) and YouTube (Sir Azri). He said the publication of the video shows that Wan Muhammad Azri did not feel remorse for violating the court injunction, and his apology in court on April 30 was simply to give a false impression that he felt remorse. Razarudin said it also gave the impression that Wan Muhammad Azri had succeeded in deceiving the court into accepting his apology on April 30. He said it also gave the impression that he had malicious intent to commit Wan Muhammad Azri to Sungai Buloh Prison. 'The statement made by the defendant in the video is contrary to the written and oral statement of apology that was agreed upon and read out before the court on April 30, as in the committal order,' stated Razarudin in the application. On Feb 10, the court granted permission for Razarudin to commence the first committal proceedings against Wan Muhammad Azri for allegedly failing to comply with the injunction order on Jan 10 by posting about Razarudin on the YouTube, TikTok, X and Telegram applications. However, on April 30, Wan Muhammad Azri issued an unreserved apology to Razarudin for violating the injunction order. The injunction prohibits Wan Muhammad Azri or his agents from publishing or disseminating defamatory content in any form concerning Razarudin, whether in his official capacity as IGP or as an individual. This includes written, verbal, videos, online or instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram The court also ordered Wan Muhammad Azri to retract and delete videos posted on Dec 14,15, 20 and 22 last year on his YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Telegram and X accounts, which were deemed defamatory.
The Star
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
IGP gets leave to initiate third committal proceedings against Papagomo
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here Friday (May 16) allowed Tan Sri Razarudin Husain's application to commence a third committal proceeding against blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris for violating the terms of a public apology made previously to the Inspector-General of police. The application is over the publication of a video by Wan Muhammad Azri last May 1, two days after he issued an unreserved apology to Razarudin Husain for making defamatory and demeaning remarks against the IGP. The case is related to an RM3mil lawsuit filed by Razarudin against Wan Muhammad Azri, also known as Papagomo, over alleged defamation, which also involved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Judicial Commissioner (JC) Gan Techiong allowed the ex-parte application after hearing the submissions by Razarudin's lawyer, Raam Kumar. "The inter-parte hearing for the committal order is set for June 30, and the defendant's presence is mandatory," he said. On May 9, JC Gan had also set the same date (June 30) for the inter-parte (both parties) hearing of the second committal order. Based on the notice of the third committal application filed at the High Court yesterday (May 15), Razarudin is seeking an order against Wan Muhammad Azri for contempt of court over the publication of a video at 8.30pm on May 1 on TikTok (Papa Azri) and YouTube (Sir Azri). He said the publication of the video shows that Wan Muhammad Azri did not feel remorse for violating the court injunction, and his apology in court on April 30 was simply to give a false impression that he felt remorse. Razarudin said it also gave the impression that Wan Muhammad Azri had succeeded in deceiving the court into accepting his apology on April 30. He said it also gave the impression that he had malicious intent to commit Wan Muhammad Azri to Sungai Buloh Prison. "The statement made by the defendant in the video is contrary to the written and oral statement of apology that was agreed upon and read out before the court on April 30, as in the committal order," stated Razarudin in the application. On Feb 10, the court granted permission for Razarudin to commence the first committal proceedings against Wan Muhammad Azri for allegedly failing to comply with the injunction order on Jan 10 by posting about Razarudin on the YouTube, TikTok, X and Telegram applications. However, on April 30, Wan Muhammad Azri issued an unreserved apology to Razarudin for violating the injunction order. The injunction prohibits Wan Muhammad Azri or his agents from publishing or disseminating defamatory content in any form concerning Razarudin, whether in his official capacity as IGP or as an individual. This includes written, verbal, videos, online or instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram The court also ordered Wan Muhammad Azri to retract and delete videos posted on Dec 14,15, 20 and 22 last year on his YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Telegram and X accounts, which were deemed defamatory. - Bernama
New Straits Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
IGP gets nod for committal proceedings against Papagomo again
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has once again permitted the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain to initiate committal proceedings against controversial blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo. Judicial Commissioner Gan Techiong made the ruling after hearing submissions from lawyer Raam Kumar, who appeared for the top cop today. This is the third contempt of court application filed by Razarudin against Wan Muhammad Azri over a video published on May 1, a day after the latter issued a public apology to both the court and Razarudin on April 30. The video, published on social media, featured court statements accompanied by background music from P. Ramlee's classic film 'Pendekar Bujang Lapok', which Razarudin described as satirical and insincere. According to Razarudin, the video demonstrated that Papagomo "felt no remorse" for breaching the injunction and had only issued the apology to create a "false impression" before the court. He further contended that the video falsely implied that Papagomo had successfully deceived the court into accepting his apology and that Razarudin had acted maliciously by seeking to have him imprisoned at Sungai Buloh Prison. "The statements made by the defendant in the video contradict the written and oral apology read in court on April 30 in compliance with the committal order," Razarudin stated. He argued that Papagomo's conduct constituted contempt of court and warranted committal proceedings. The apology stemmed from a RM3 million defamation suit filed by Razarudin over allegedly defamatory remarks, which also involved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Razarudin first filed for committal on Jan 24, seeking for Wan Muhammad Azri to be jailed or fined for contempt of court after allegedly violating an injunction granted on Jan 10 by publishing statements about Razarudin on YouTube, TikTok, X, and Telegram. On Jan 31, the High Court granted an injunction prohibiting Wan Muhammad Azri from making defamatory statements against Razarudin on any social media platform pending the outcome of the main defamation suit. On 9 May, the High Court again granted leave to commence committal proceedings after finding there was a prima facie case. In that second instance, Razarudin sought committal on the grounds that Wan Muhammad Azri had failed to unconditionally publish his apology on YouTube, TikTok, and X, and also failed to remove a Jan 14 post and an edited image of the IGP. Razarudin filed the RM3 million defamation suit on Dec 26, last year, over remarks by Wan Muhammad Azri allegedly labelling him a "prostitute of honourable inmates" and a "bootlicker" of Anwar.
The Sun
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
IGP allowed to commence second committal proceeding against Papagomo
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today allowed an application by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain to commence a second committal proceeding against blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris for violating the terms of his apology previously ordered by the court. The application is related to a RM3 million lawsuit filed by Razarudin against Wan Muhammad Azri, also known as Papagomo, over alleged defamation, which also involved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Judicial Commissioner Gan Techiong decided the matter after hearing the submissions by lawyers Raam Kumar and Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, representing Razarudin and Wan Muhammad Azri, respectively. 'The inter-parte (both parties) hearing for the committal order is set for June 30, at 10 am, and the presence of the defendant (Wan Muhammad Azri) is mandatory,' said the judge. The court also ordered Wan Muhammad Azri to file the affidavit-in-reply on or before May 23, while Razarudin was given until June 6 to do so. They are also ordered to submit the written submissions on or before June 20. Raam Kumar, in his submission, said that argued that Wan Muhammad Azri should have remained silent after the apology was made in court on April 30. 'On May 1, the defendant deliberately published a video via TikTok (Papa Azri) and YouTube (Sir Azri), and the statement contradicted the written apology that had been agreed to in the previous committal order. 'The apology was not sincere and was not published through the same social media account as ordered by the court. The apology on social media, accompanied by the background music of 'Maafkan Kami' from a clip from the film 'Pendekar Bujang Lapok' directed by the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee, was a joke,' said the lawyer. Meanwhile, Muhammad Rafique said his client had no intention of defying the court's order and that the apology had already been posted on the defendant's social media accounts and reported by the media. Last Monday (May 5), Razarudin filed a notice of an ex-parte application seeking a committal order for Muhammad Rafique to be arrested and brought to court and imprisoned for contempt of court. Razarudin filed the application on the grounds that Wan Muhammad Azri failed to comply with the conditions to delete the publication of videos dated Jan 14 and 15, related to defamation suit filed against him, in addition to not posting the apology that was read out in court last April 30 on his social media platforms YouTube, TikTok, X and Telegram. On Feb 10 this year, the court granted Razarudin permission to commence committal proceedings against Wan Muhammad Azri for allegedly failing to comply with the injunction order on January 10 by posting about Razarudin on the YouTube, TikTok, X and Telegram applications. However, on April 30, Wan Muhammad Azri issued an unreserved apology to Razarudin for violating the injunction order. The injunction prohibits Wan Muhammad Azri or his agents from publishing or disseminating defamatory content in any form concerning Razarudin, whether in his official capacity as IGP or as an individual. This includes written, verbal, videos, online or instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram The court also ordered Wan Muhammad Azri to retract and delete videos posted on Dec 14,15, 20 and 22 last year on his YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Telegram and X accounts, which were deemed defamatory.
