KUALA LUMPUR: The police have launched an internal investigation against a member of the force who allegedly made an obscene gesture towards a woman during a protest here on Friday (Dec 13).
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said his team has identified the police officer who is currently serving in the Kuala Lumpur area.
"The investigation has begun even though police have not received any report concerning the incident,” he said when contacted here on Sunday (Dec 15).
A post on the social media platform Instagram by a woman alleging that a police officer made lewd gestures towards her while she was taking photographs during a human rights protest here has gone viral.
The woman also claimed that the gesture directed at her was repeated several times by the police officer. - Bernama
