AN e-hailing driver pleaded guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today to four counts of improper use of the network facilities by transmitting offensive communications against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Twitter.

Sufazrin Amin Ismail, 26, made the plea after all the charges were read out to him before judge M.M Edwin Paramjothy, who then set August 27 for sentencing.

On all four counts, Sufazrin was charged with knowingly making and initiating the transmission of offensive communications with intent to annoy others through a Twitter application under the profile name “Fazrin Ismail” or “@Fazr_Ismail”.

He was charged with transmitting four offensive communications against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong between 1.56pm and 10.29pm last March 23 and 25, with the link read at the Cyber Crime and Multimedia Investigation Division Office, Bukit Aman Commercial Criminal Investigation Department, Wangsa Maju at 7pm last March 28.

In his mitigation, Sufazrin, unrepresented, said he was remorseful and apologised to all Malaysians because his Twitter postings had annoyed many quarters.

Deputy public prosecutor Julaila Jamaludin prosecuted. – Bernama, August 6, 2020.