KUALA LUMPUR: Two people have been arrested after a video of an effigy resembling the Prime Minister was seen being whipped during the “Turun Anwar” rally.
Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the two men, aged 21 and 47, were detained yesterday.
He added that a remand order for both will be obtained to facilitate investigations.
While the statement did not name those held, Chegubard aka Badrul Hisham Shaharin’s lawyer confirmed his arrest yesterday.
Earlier, acting Kuala Lumpur police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said the incident was detected via a recorded video around the Masjid Negara area.
He added that the matter was being investigated by the Bukit Aman Classified Crime Investigation Unit under the Sedition Act, Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and Penal Code.
“A remand order will be obtained on both suspects,” he said in a statement.
The illegal use of drones during the rally was also being investigated.
“We do not allow any drones to be flown over groups of large people. Drones can be used for other purposes aside from photography, but we are concerned it could be used for sabotage,” DCP Mohamed Usuf said.
