Man arrested for insulting King through FB post


KUALA LUMPUR: A man, believed to be the owner of the Facebook account @SamBanjar Perak was arrested on Tuesday (Aug 15) for uploading a seditious post and insulting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the man, 43, was arrested in Bera, Pahang, and has been remanded for four days till Aug 18.

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