Activist artist Fahmi Reza today reveals he is to make two court appearances for different charges: one for posting a clown-face poster on his Instagram account, and the other for posting a parody of a Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) warning on his Facebook account.

After a meeting with police officers at the Dang Wangi police station, Fahmi said he has been summoned to appear at the Sessions Court in Jalan Duta on June 6 in response to the first charge, and to make another appearance at the Ipoh Sessions Court on June 10 for his second charge.

"They're going to charge me under Section 233 (1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988 'kerana dengan niat menyakitkan hati orang lain' (with the intention to hurt other people's feelings," Fahmi said.

He added that that he would be charged under the same act for both cases.

"I think this is another form of intimidation on the part of the government to silence dissent. I see this is an attack not on me personally but also an attack on political satire," he told Malaysiakini.

"I'm ready to face the charges. I'm not afraid... It won't stop me from making more posters, making more satire. Because I think it's within our right to criticise out government," Fahmi added.

Fahmi had dominated the headlines recently for uploading a sketch of what appears to be Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in a clown face on his Twitter account.