Shopkeeper to be charged soon over upside-down flag

Keeping the peace: A motorcycle police unit driving past the hardware shop where a protest was initially planned to take place at Taman Bertam Permata, Kepala Batas. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

KEPALA BATAS: The 59-year-old man caught on video raising the Jalur Gemilang upside-down is expected to face charges in court soon.

North Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Anuar Abd Rahman confirmed that police have wrapped up investigations and have recorded statements from 10 witnesses, while the accused has been released on bail pending instructions from the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC).