MELAKA: The state police are looking for a Facebook user with the moniker “Shahnol Sundara” for circulating fake news on Covid-19.
State deputy police chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Shahrul Lalli Masduki said Shahnol Sundara made the posting on Feb 5.
He said the account holder uploaded a video claiming that crew members on merchant ship from Wuhan were seen disembarking at Kuala Linggi port in Alor Gajah.
In the posting, the account holder also alleged that the state Health Department had erased the record of the ship’s crew members after they entered the country.
This prompted Melaka Health Department director Dr Ismail Ali to lodge a police report on Feb 6.
Speaking to newsmen after jointly launching the Jom ke Sekolah programme with Melaka Education director Dr Mohamad Azam Ahmad at SMK Gajah Berang here yesterday, SAC Shahrul Lalli said the investigation was ongoing.
“We have not summoned any individual for questioning yet. We hope to detain the culprit soon with the help of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, ” he said.
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