PETALING JAYA: Police have opened an investigation, following an inappropriate video and messages allegedly linked to a celebrity preacher.
Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan, in a statement on Thursday (Sept 23), confirmed the investigation.
"It is being conducted under Section 504 of the Penal Code (intentional insult and provocation that could lead to a breach of public peace) and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (unwise use of network or network services).
"The police advise all to be responsible social media users and not use the platform to disrupt national harmony," he said.
Recently, videos and messages, purportedly by the famous preacher, have been spreading on Telegram.
In the videos, a man that resembled the preacher can be seen performing indecent acts on camera.
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