Eight including influencer remanded over traffic stopped for race
KULAI: A motorsports influencer was among eight suspects remanded for four days from today over a viral video showing traffic on the Second Link Expressway being stopped for an illegal race.
A motorsports influencer was among eight suspects remanded for four days by Magistrate R. Salini. The detention, under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code, is due to a viral video showing traffic being stopped for an illegal race on the Second Link Expressway. The suspects, aged between 26 and 45, face investigation under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Police arrested the men at 11.54am on Monday, with the group arriving at Kulai Magistrates Court around 8.30am. The 33-second clip captured two motorcyclists racing illegally between Km33 and Km31 on Saturday. Several men stopped traffic to facilitate the race, and others set off firecrackers to celebrate the end.
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