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Lelaki ditahan dalam kes hantaran berunsur hasutan

Ia bagi membantu siasatan berhubung hantaran berunsur hasutan dan penghinaan terhadap institusi raja, kerajaan dan agensi keselamatan.

Lelaki ditahan dalam kes hantaran berunsur hasutan

Policing chief Razi Rosli announced the arrest of a 39-year-old man in Kemaman to assist with the investigation into the sending of poisoned substances and defamation targeting the king's institution, the government, and relevant security agencies. The man was detained in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya on Tuesday. During the arrest, police confiscated his mobile phone and two SIM cards believed to have been used in the incident, according to a statement.

The items have been handed over to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission for forensic digital analysis, he added. The suspect was taken into custody to help with the investigation under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act or Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. On August 15, media reported that police were investigating the owner of Facebook account Ahmad Mu’min regarding the sending of substances with a poisonous element and defaming the king's institution, government, and relevant security agencies.

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