Wan Azri’s lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali said the notice of appeal was filed at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on April 1, Bernama reported.

Sessions court judge Norma Ismail on Monday convicted Wan Azri of sedition and ordered him to pay a RM4,000 fine, in default four months’ imprisonment.

Wan Azri, also known as Papagomo, was charged under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 in May 2024. The offence carries a maximum fine of RM5,000, imprisonment of up to three years, or both, upon conviction.

He was accused of making the seditious statement in a post on X, under the account “sir_azri”, at a condominium in Bukit Bintang at 12pm on April 29.

In a video clip, Wan Azri questioned the king’s decision to grant an audience to KK Mart owner Chai Kee Kan.

In the same video, he also claimed that the king had ordered Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, to be charged in court under the Sedition Act.

The prosecution called nine witnesses, while Wan Azri was the sole defence witness.