Man, 39, arrested for sedition over racist tweet


KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested a 39-year-old man for sedition over a tweet that allegedly contained racist sentiments.

City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Zainuddin Ahmad confirmed that the man, Wan Khairul Ihsan Wan Muhammad, was arrested at about 9.10pm Wednesday at Jalan Raja Laut near here.

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