THE political secretary to Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil today confirmed making a report against Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as “Sir Azri” or “Papagomo”, following a slanderous statement relating to the Good Vibes Festival. 

The report was lodged by Abdullah Izhar Mohamed Yusof at 11.12am at the Pantai police station over a 3.24-second video posted on Facebook that allegedly disparaged the government by saying “The 1975” incident was staged by it.  

Abdullah Izhar in a statement today said the report was made to enable police to expedite investigations into Sir Azri as well as the man who slandered the government in the video. 

“I also urged police to investigate all social media platforms owned by Sir Azri to ensure the defamation or fake news is not disseminated to Malaysians. The act will only threaten the peace and harmony of races and religions,” he said. 

In the video, there was a conversation between the Facebook user and a man claiming to be a former crew member of the concert organiser.  

The statement also said the special branch had obtained the statement of the complainant and the report was made to strongly deny slander made by the individual involved. 

The complainant was reported as having seen the Facebook post at 5.51pm at the office of the Lembah Pantai MP yesterday. 

Commenting on “The 1975” incident, he said the government had taken steps immediately to cancel the festival, but the issue was manipulated by a handful of people who aimed to topple the government. 

“Therefore, the authorities should take firm action against the Facebook account owner known as Sir Azri or Papagomo so that it would not be followed by other parties to slander the government,” he said. – Bernama, July 25, 2023.