A man was arrested by police yesterday to assist in an investigation into the circulation of a video on TikTok containing seditious elements and insults against the King and other rulers.
Bukit Aman criminal investigation department (CID) director M Kumar said the video was believed to have been uploaded by the owner or operator of the TikTok account @muhammad.bin.abdu969 yesterday.
“Checks found that the 41-year-old man has a criminal record, with four previous cases, including a drug-related offence.
“The case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948, Section 504 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said in a statement today.
Kumar said police will not compromise with any individual who misuses social media platforms to spread seditious statements, insults or any form of provocation that could disrupt public order and national security.
“The public is advised to be more responsible when using social media and to always respect the law,” he said.
