Hannah Yeoh lodges police report over death threat

PETALING JAYA: Selangor assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh has lodged a police report early Tuesday morning at the USJ 8 police station after receiving a death threat over a fake quote attributed to her. 

“I have lodged a police report this morning. I hope the police will investigate these cybertroopers who are spreading lies to create racial hatred,” said the Subang Jaya assemblyman.

The quote, which was posted in the Internet together with a photograph, alleged that the DAP politician encouraged pregnant women to sit cross-legged.

The post implied that it was not necessary to give up an occupied seat to a pregnant woman travelling in public transport.

The photograph showed a pregnant woman wearing a headscarf, inciting racial slurs from some commenters. 

A Facebook commenter Ben Firdaus posted: "Jom cari hannah ni... bunuh dia. (Let’s find this Hannah... kill her.)"

After being alerted about the fake quote on Saturday, Yeoh immediately denied the claims on Twitter and Facebook.