{
  "id": 4105321,
  "title": "Kepong MP wants IGP to explain double standards over Jalur Gemilang display errors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/kepong-mp-wants-igp-to-explain-double-standards-over-jalur-gemilang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T04:08:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1521170/kepong-mp-wants-igp-explain-double-standards-over-jalur-gemilang"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has called on Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail to explain what he perceives as double standards in the handling of cases involving the incorrect display of the national flag, Jalur Gemilang. Lim argues that if the mistake was unintentional, promptly corrected, and followed by an apology, no arrests should have been made.\n\nIn Lim's view, the police treated the Kulai and Perak MCA cases differently. In Kulai, two individuals were detained and remanded for four days, subject to urine tests. However, in the Perak MCA case, the responsible individual resigned after taking full responsibility for the error of displaying the Jalur Gemilang and the Perak state flag upside down, which went viral. Lim claims that similar mistakes warranted vastly different police responses.\n\nLim suggests that the difference in treatment indicates that police action may depend on the involvement of VIPs or government agencies. He demands that Ismail provide a reasonable explanation for the double standard or resign if he refuses to do so. Lim asserts that harsh treatment of ordinary citizens, coupled with leniency towards those in positions of power, is neither just nor fair.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A government backbencher today called on Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail to explain allegations of double standards in investigations into cases involving the incorrect display of the Jalur Gemilang.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-sea-of-jalur-gemilang-terengganu-housewife-turns-home-into-merdeka",
        "published": "2026-08-28T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Patriotism flies high all year at Nor Ashikin's Jalur Gemilang-adorned home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/patriotism-flies-high-all-year-at-nor-ashikins-jalur-gemilang-adorned",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:44:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "MP demands IGP explain ‘double standards’ in Jalur Gemilang cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/mp-demands-igp-explain-double-standards-in-jalur-gemilang-cases",
        "published": "2026-08-29T04:10:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}