MH17 crash: Police report lodged against Facebook user over 'racist' remark


PETALING JAYA: A police report has been lodged against a Facebook user for allegedly spewing insensitive and racist remarks on the downing of flight MH17, that killed 298 people onboard.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) tweeted that it was only appropriate if the Facebook user that goes by the name Sim Kwang Yung Sim be investigated under the Sedition Act.

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