Man held for offering RM5mil bounty for PM


KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old man has been detained for threatening the Prime Minister via social media.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the man was detained on Tuesday (Nov 28) for allegedly uploading a video TikTok offering a RM5mil reward to assassinate the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.

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