KUANTAN: Police have arrested five Orang Asli who are believed to have obstructed enforcement personnel from carrying out their duties during an operation at the Tasek Bera Conservation Forest Reserve in Bera on Tuesday (Sept 15).
Bera OCPD Supt Zulkiflee Nazir said the incident occurred at about 10am when the Pahang State Enforcement Unit carried out an enforcement operation under the National Forestry Act 1984 alongside several agencies, including the Forestry Department, Bera District and Land Office, and General Operations Force (GOF).
He said that during the operation, a group of individuals was found to have set up an obstruction and provoked the enforcement team while they were carrying out their duties.
Several video clips of the incident have since gone viral on social media.
"Following this, police arrested a man and four women aged in their 30s to 60s to assist in investigations under Section 186 of the Penal Code,” Supt Zulkiflee said in a statement.
Meanwhile, he advised the public not to disseminate unverified news or false information that could cause misunderstanding and disrupt public order. – Bernama
