JOHOR BARU: Police had to go out to the sea to catch a man for posting insulting comments about the Johor royalty.
State police chief Comm Datuk Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said the 46-year old suspect was detained while he was on a fishing boat off Tioman island, about 200km from here, at around 11am on Tuesday.
He said the man was caught after two police reports were made against him on May 28 for uploading insulting remarks about Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim and the people of Johor.
Comm Wan Ahmad Najmuddin said the suspect had uploaded the comments in a Facebook page under the account “Minah Pendek”.
“We also seized two mobile phones with the SIM cards from him," he said in a press statement.
The suspect has been remanded to assist in investigations under Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998.
Comm Wan Ahmad Najmuddin advised the public against misusing social media by uploading derogatory remarks or comments about other people.
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