SEPANG: Two men faced court action over offensive social media posts, with one jailed after pleading guilty and another claiming trial on similar charges involving sensitive issues of race, religion and royalty (3R).
Mat Derus Ali, 64, was sentenced to four months’ jail by the Sessions Court after admitting to uploading offensive content against the royal institution on Facebook in August last year.
He entered his guilty plea before judge Ahmad Fuad Othman after the charge was read out.
Mat Derus was accused of knowingly initiating a communication of an offensive nature with the intent to hurt others via his Facebook account at 2.15am on Aug 20, 2024.
The post was later detected at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Tower in Cyberjaya.
In a separate case before the same court, retired soldier Marzuki Ismail, 52, pleaded not guilty to posting an offensive Facebook comment in December last year.
He is accused of making and initiating an offensive communication via his account at about 2.30pm on Dec 22, 2025, with the post detected at the MCMC Tower.
The court allowed bail of RM7,000 with one surety and fixed June 9 for case mention. — Bernama
