Spread of info on social media hampered celebrity preacher probe, say cops


GOMBAK: The spread of purported evidence and information on social media involving sexual harassment allegations against a celebrity preacher hampered ongoing investigations, say police.

Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said the information should have been channelled directly to the police instead of posting it on social media where it went viral.

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