Schoolboy footie fan nabbed for tweet that allegedly insulted Perak Sultan


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IPOH: The police have arrested a Form Six student from Muar, Johor, for allegedly insulting the Sultan of Perak.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Hasnan Hassan said the SM Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah 1 student was nabbed on Monday (Oct 16) for a tweet he posted on his Twitter account that allegedly contained inappropriate words that insulted the Sultan.

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