Report lodged against man who derided SUV recovery effort


The search and rescue operation being carried out for Moey at the Penang Bridge on Monday (Jan 21) - MUSTAFA AHMAD / The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A police report has been lodged in Langkawi against a Facebook user named Chuah for deriding the recovery operation of the sports utility vehicle (SUV) that plunged into the sea from the Penang Bridge.

The man mistakenly assumed that the operation was being carried out only by the Fire and Rescue Department and posted a comment on Facebook about "our bomba rescue squad".

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