Wan Muhammad Azri denies he is 'Papa Gomo'

Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, who was sued by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over the posting of a sex video linking him with another man, today denied that he was the owner of the 'Papa Gomo' blog. In his statement of defence, which was filed at the High Court here yesterday, Wan Muhammad Azri, 30, said the house address stated in Anwar's suit was also not his and that he did not know the plaintiff in a personal capacity. He further denied having posted defamatory remarks or images against Anwar and said he had no malicious intention to tarnish Anwar's reputation as alleged by him. Anwar's lawyer Mohd Afiq Mohd Noor told reporters that in today's proceedings, Judicial Commissioner Lee Heng Cheong set June 5 for case management. On March 21, Anwar filed a RM100-million defamatory suit against Wan Muhammad Azri for allegedly posting a series of defamatory remarks on the www.papagomo.com blog on March 16, 17, 19 and 20. He is seeking general, aggravated, exemplary damages and other relief deemed fit by the court and an injunction to restrain the defendant from continuing to post such remarks and images.