KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested two local men on suspicion of uploading social media posts containing criminal intimidation, sedition and false allegations against the government and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk M. Kumar said the first arrest involved a 45-year-old man suspected of posting a seditious and insulting statement against the government via a TikTok account under the name Mohd Soie (@mohd.soie3).
“The next arrest involved another man, aged 44, suspected of making a comment containing criminal intimidation against the Prime Minister of Malaysia using the Facebook account Mdjohan Ngadin,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Sept 7).
Both are being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948, Sections 506 and 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Kumar stressed that firm action will be taken against any individual who deliberately creates, uploads, shares or spreads content involving sedition, criminal intimidation, false information or any content that could cause public alarm and disrupt societal harmony. – Bernama
