Kidnap and beating of man backlash for sex bloggers' actions, says IGP


Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

KUALA LUMPUR: The insensitive posting by controversial sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee has led to a man being kidnapped and beaten by a group of men in Shah Alam.

“The motive for that (abduction) was revenge for what Alvin and Vivian did,” said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar at a press conference in Bukit Aman Tuesday.

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