Cops believe man cursing Sabahans in viral video is mentally ill


KOTA KINABALU: The man claiming to be a ‘peninsula Malaysia Immigration officer’ cursing Sabahans in a viral video uploaded on Youtube and Facebook is not really an immigration officer, said Kota Kinabalu city police chief Assist Comm Jauteh Dikun on Friday.

In fact, police believe that the man was suffering from mental illness when he created a commotion at the busy Centre Point Shopping Mall on Thursday, he said.

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