A 14-second video that went viral on Facebook appears to show a person being beaten up in an oil palm plantation. Did this happen as claimed in the video?
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In a statement on Tuesday (Feb 8), Kluang deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Abdul Razak Abdullah Sani said the incident took place in Pekan Layang-Layang.
DSP Abdul Razak said the Kluang district police criminal investigation unit received a report at 9.22pm on Thursday (Feb 3) from the victim’s brother.
He said following the report, police detained seven individuals aged 16 to 18 years to assist with the investigation.
“We also seized several mobile phones from them.
“They have been remanded for four days until Friday (Feb 11) and the case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with weapons,” he said.
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