PETALING JAYA: A press secretary to Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari says he has been told to appear in the Alor Gajah sessions court on Thursday to face criminal charges over a tweet involving Melaka governor Ali Rustam.
Jay Jay Denis said the police told him to appear in court to face charges under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code for allegedly making statements conducing to public mischief.
He also expects to face charges under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for the improper use of network facilities.
“I have informed the investigating officer that I will attend court voluntarily,” Jay Jay posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Last year, Jay Jay was arrested by police investigating the tweet, following the lodging of a police report.
He said the report was believed to be in connection with a video that was uploaded on Sept 6, 2022, showing Ali’s convoy leaving a restaurant in Medan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.
In the posting, Jay Jay claimed he had witnessed Ali’s convoy of “eight (police) outriders and three escort vehicles” blocking traffic on the Sprint Highway before making a U-turn, with Ali then emerging from one of the cars.
“I thought there was an important official national function. But no,” he said, claiming that Ali was at the restaurant for a family dinner.
