THE Court of Appeal has fixed April 7 to hear an application by Wan Ji Wan Hussin to refer constitutional issues involving the Sedition Act to the Federal Court.

Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, representing Wan Ji, confirmed the date when contacted by reporters today.

The hearing had been fixed for today, but was postponed.

In July 2019, Wan Ji was sentenced to one year in prison by Shah Alam High Court for making Facebook comments in 2012 about Sultan of Selangor Sharafuddin Idris Shah that were seditious in nature.

However, the court allowed his application for a stay of the sentence pending his appeal.

He was initially sentenced to nine months in jail by the Sessions Court in April 2018, but it was extended to one year by the High Court.

Wan Ji was charged with making remarks about Sultan Sharafuddin, as well as other religious issues through his wanji.attaaduddi Facebook account on September 10, 2014.

He was accused of committing the offence at the Selangor State Secretary Housing Office, 5th Floor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building, Section 5 in Shah Alam at 10am on November 5, 2012.

The charge, under section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948, carries a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or a prison term of up to three years or both. – Bernama, January 17, 2023.