PETALING JAYA: It was a sedition trial but all those who attended the proceeding at the Sessions Court here yesterday went back with extra knowledge on information technology and its jargon.
It was a one-day crash course on information technology applications by the first prosecution witness in the trial of Raja Petra Kamarudin.
Harme Mohamed, 39, from the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), gave a lengthy explanation on computer applications -- right from Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and domain to how one registers and manages a website or blog.
Raja Petra, 58, is charged with posting a seditious article on his website, Malaysia Today (www.malaysia-today.net) titled Let's send the Altantuya murderers to hell.
The article implicated Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in the murder of Altantunya Shaariibuu, a Mongolian woman.
The offence was alleged to have been committed at his house at No 5, Jalan BRP 5/5, Bukit Rahman Putra, Sungai Buloh, on April 25.
The Malaysia Today editor is currently detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) at the Kamunting prison.
He said he spent time reading books in his cell.
"I have finished reading nine books so far."
The trial, which is expected to proceed for the entire week, is prosecuted by deputy public prosecutors Roslan Mat Nor and Farhan Read while Raja Petra was represented by counsel J. Chandra, Amarjit Singh Sidhu and Gobind Singh Deo.
Harme told the court that there was an article on the Malaysia Today website carrying Raja Petra's byline, posted on April 25.
He said the article had the Malaysia Today's URL address on the top.
However, during cross-examination by Chandra, Harme said he could not confirm that the posting was actually done by Raja Petra.
He agreed with Chandra's suggestion that one would not know who had actually posted a particular article.
"It can be done by anyone who has the username and password," said Harme.
He also agreed that a person is able to register for an email address without providing his personal information and he could have more than one email.
Chandra: Do you agree that the Malaysia Today website is accessible all over the world?
Harme: Yes.
Chandra: When a website is accessible all year round, do you agree that the owner or author will not be there physically to monitor the Internet traffic?
Harme: Yes.
Chandra: Are you aware that Raja Petra has been remanded under ISA since Sept 12?
Harme: Yes.
Chandra: Do you know that since Sept 12, there has been posting on the website titled 'No Holds Barred'?
Harme: Yes.
Asked who could have posted the articles since Raja Petra was under detention, Harme said it could have been done by someone else.
Proceedings before judge Rozina Ayob continues
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