He was brought to the magistrate’s court at around 1pm yesterday where the order was issued.
A handcuffed Syed Azidi, 38, an employee of Kelantan Mentri Besar Incorporated, smiled and waved to a small group of supporters led by PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa at the magistrate’s court.
Under probe: Syed Azidi being escorted by a police officer from the magistrate's court in Kota Baru Thursday.
He is scheduled to be brought to Kuala Lumpur later for further investigations under Section 4 (1) of the Sedition Act.
It is believed that the investigations are centred around his posting calling for people to fly the national flag upside down as a protest against certain Federal Government policies and its leadership.
According to his wife Bariah Ishak, he looked pale with dry lips so she is worried because he suffers from low blood sugar.
“He is cautious about his food intake because his mother is diabetic, so I hope the police will consider his condition and perhaps offer him a carbonated drink when he breaks fast.”
Bariah, 37, said in her few moments with him, Syed Azidi informed her that he had only received two packets of plain water, besides some food since he was detained on Wednesday at the couple’s home in Demit.
The couple have four young children who have not been told of their father’s arrest and only that he has to travel to Kuala Lumpur.
Syed Azidi, who is famed for his online ability to superimpose local political figures onto famous Hollywood movie scenes, took up the state government’s offer to develop its Internet media production some years ago, having been a film director before.
He is regarded as among the local pioneers in the world of blogging through his portal kickdefella.wordpress.com and was instrumental in convincing celebrity Maya Karin to attend the inaugural Kelantan Film Festival.
Husam, who is a close friend, later told a press conference that this detention was a form of selective prosecution and that it was to intimidate bloggers active in cyberspace.
He would appoint lawyers to defend Syed Azidi.
Kelantan Deputy police chief Senior Asst Commissioner (II) Amir Hamzah Hussin said the blogger would be brought to Kuala Lumpur since the police report concerning seditious statements was lodged in the federal capital.
It is also learnt that the police have seized his laptop and several compact discs from his home.
Star Online
19/09/08
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