Blogger Papagomo denies failing to notify authorities of business changes related to public donations for a defamation fine.
KUALA LUMPUR: Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris (pic), known as Papagomo, pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to notify authorities of a change in business details.
The 42-year-old entered his plea at the Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan.
The charge relates to his company, Invoice Solutions, being used to receive public donations to pay a defamation fine connected to a case involving Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He is accused of failing to declare a change in the company’s registered particulars when it was used to collect donations for settling the fine.
The alleged offence occurred between Oct 24, 2017, and Nov 30, 2017.
He was charged under Rule 17A(1)(b) of the Business Registration Rules 1957, punishable under Section 12A of the Business Registration Act 1956.
If convicted, he faces a maximum fine of RM10,000, imprisonment of up to one year, or both.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Anas Mahadzir requested bail be set at RM5,000 with one surety.
Papagomo’s lawyer, Muhammad Amirul Ar-Rasyid, appealed for a lower bail, citing his client as the family’s primary breadwinner facing several other lawsuits.
The court granted Papagomo bail of RM2,500 with one surety.
The next case mention is set for Jan 30. – Bernama
