The Petaling Jaya Sessions Court today acquitted Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan on a charge of insulting former inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar (photo below).

Sanjeevan's lawyer S Prakash said Sessions Court judge Mohammed Mokhzani Mokhtar acquited his client of the charge after the prosecution failed to prove its case against him.

"They (the prosecution) claimed Sanjeevan posted 'Khalid, are you an idiot?' on Facebook but never proved that this Facebook belonged to Sanjeevan.

"By virtue of that, the court acquitted him," Prakash told Malaysiakini.

Sanjeevan, meanwhile, noted how various "unusual charges" have been mounted against him to silence him.

"But finally, I am happy that the judiciary did serve me justice," he said.

Last October, Sanjeevan was charged with making insulting remarks on his Facebook account against Khalid.

He was charged with knowingly using a network service application through his Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/MalaysianCrimeWatchMyWatch to create and initiate the transmission of insulting remarks at Khalid with "intent to annoy another person's feelings".

The charge, under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, provides a fine of up to RM50,000, or imprisonment for up to a year, or both, and the one convicted shall also be liable to a further fine of RM1,000 for every day during which the offence is continued after conviction.