Racist Facebook postings: Man held
Published on: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
By: Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: A 43-year-old man was arrested by police Tuesday to assist in investigations into a racist Facebook posting which was reported in an article published by a news portal last Wednesday.
The man was arrested at the Cheras police headquarters at 3 pm, said Kuala Lumpur acting police chief Datuk Roslan Bek Ahmad, adding that during initial investigations the suspect claimed his Facebook account had been hacked.
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Roslan Bek told Bernama that a remand application would be made Wednesday to enable police to continue with investigations under section 505 (c) of the Penal Code and section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
He said the man’s arrest followed a police report lodged on Friday by a 49-year-old politician who had read the news article entitled ‘Jakim siasat FB Pegawai Didakwa Saran Sedia Parang Untuk Si Kafir’.
According to the police chief, the report was made because the complainant was concerned that the posting could put the security and peace of the country at risk.
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He added that members of the public with any information on the matter could contact the police hotline at 03-2115 9999 or the nearest police station. – Bernama
