COMMUNICATIONS Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said he was disturbed by recent social media posts by Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, known widely as Papagomo, and has instructed his legal team to examine whether the content breaches the terms of a settlement reached yesterday in two of the defamation cases he filed.
Fahmi told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex that since the settlement, he had been contacted by several parties who shared screenshots of remarks posted by Wan Muhammad Azri on Facebook and TikTok.
“This is quite disturbing, and I am shocked by the statements he made. With the help of friends, I have compiled all the content he has uploaded on various platforms,” he said.
Yesterday, two of three defamation suits initiated by Fahmi were resolved at the High Court after settlements were reached with Mohd Fauzan Madzlan and Wan Muhammad Azri.
The legal action against the third defendant, Ahmad Dusuki Abd Rani, is ongoing after no settlement was reached.
Fahmi said he had completed his testimony in the case against Ahmad Dusuki, with several witnesses expected to be called. He said the trial is anticipated to conclude within two days.
In the writ of summons and statement of claim filed on September 5, 2023, Fahmi alleged that all three defendants had published defamatory statements accusing him of misusing a mosque for election campaigning and acting against a decree by the Sultan of Selangor.
The statements were allegedly posted on Mohd Fauzan’s Facebook account ‘N13 Kuang’ and on Ahmad Dusuki’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on July 31, 2023, and on Wan Muhammad Azri’s TikTok and Facebook accounts on August 1 the same year.
Fahmi maintained that the allegations were baseless, citing confirmation from the Selangor Islamic Religious Council that he did not deliver any political speech at the mosque prayer hall as claimed.
He is seeking general, aggravated and exemplary damages, as well as an injunction to restrain the defendants from repeating or republishing the defamatory statements. - April 8, 2026
