CRACKHOUSE Comedy Club co-founder Rizal van Geyzel claimed trial today to three counts of posting offensive content on his Facebook account, including a video in which he called Malays “lazy”.

Rizal, or his full name Mohd Rizal van Geyzel, was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Cyber Crime Court today.

The matter was heard before Sessions Court judge Nor Hasniah Ab Razak.

Rizal was charged under section 233 of the Communications Multimedia Act 1998.

The charges included improper use of network facilities for sharing a video making fun of racial sensitivity and racial sentiments. 

Rizal was detained after videos of him touching on racial and religious sensitivities went viral.

He spent one night at the Dang Wangi police station.

Several police reports had been lodged against Rizal, including one by Bersatu’s associate wing that alleged he had insulted Malays.

The club has been mired in controversy after a woman was charged with insulting Islam for a skit she performed during a stand-up performance.

Siti Nuramira Abdullah was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court under section 298A(1)(a) of the penal code after she was said to have caused disharmony among Muslims with her performance at the club in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on June 4.

She faces a maximum of five years’ jail if found guilty. – July 22, 2022.