Alleged provocateur arrested for inciting crowd crush at National Day parade in Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — A 30-year-old cook has been arrested for allegedly inciting a crowd to breach security barriers t...
In Kuala Lumpur on September 2, a 30-year-old cook has been apprehended for allegedly inciting a crowd to breach security barriers during the National Day 2026 celebrations at Dataran Putrajaya on the previous day, August 31. According to reports from the National News Agency (NST), the suspect was taken into custody in Putrajaya in the afternoon following the lodging of five police reports against him for allegedly pushing crowds through the gates prematurely.
The ensuing commotion resulted in a chaotic crush near the perimeter barriers, causing several spectators to sustain injuries by being thrown to the ground. The Kuala Lumpur police chief, Datuk Fadil Marsus, confirmed the arrest, stating that investigators will seek a remand order against the suspect today. The arrest occurred after a two-minute-and-18-second video clip circulated on Facebook, displaying an individual in an orange and brown shirt aggressively provoking the crowd waiting at the seating entrance around 5 a.m., prompting the breach of the barriers.
Fadil urged anyone with information or video footage of the incident to come forward and report to the Putrajaya district police headquarters.
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