Comedy club case: Boyfriend of woman claims trial to insulting Islam

PETALING JAYA: The boyfriend of a woman who courted controversy over a performance at a comedy club was charged in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (July 13) on two counts of improper use of network facilities by making and initiating the transmission of offensive videos on Instagram and YouTube.

V. Alexander Navin, 38, pleaded not guilty to the charges before Judge Azrul Darus.

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According to the two charges, the man allegedly made and initiated the transmission of offensive communications with intent to annoy others via the Instagram app using the Twitter profile name ‘greenleafyconnoiseur’ and on YouTube, using the profile name ‘Alex & Amy @ insta Greenleafyconnoiseur’, last June 5 and June 16.

The posts were read at a condominium in Damansara Perdana here, at 10.30am last July 9.

Both the charges were filed under Section 233 (1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and punishable under Section 233 (3) of the same law, whereby on conviction, he is liable to a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to one year or to both and shall also be liable to a further fine of one thousand ringgit for every day during which the offence is continued after conviction. - Bernama