GE15: Bentong candidate Young Syefura lodges police report over fake news banners


BENTONG: Pakatan Harapan candidate for Bentong, Young Syefura Othman, has lodged a police report over alleged slander and provocation.

She said her team found banners along the main road in Bentong that bore her image, saying she cheated on youth, and failed to abolish tolls, among others.

"Our patrol team found three men were trying to put up the banner; we have lodged a police report and hope that police will be taking action," she said after lodging the police report at Bentong police headquarters.

She added that she hoped that voters would not be confused.

"I hoped that the campaign would be clean and healthy, without threats and hooliganism", she added.

According to her police report, her team noticed three men were putting up banners around the main street in Bentong town at 2.06am on Wednesday (Nov 16).

When questioned, the three-man admitted they were paid to put up banners.

Young Syefura said her team also found over 30 banners, which had been handed over to the police.

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