THE Ministry of Communications has left it to the Royal Malaysia Police to investigate a police report lodged by businessman Albert Tei over remarks by a cabinet minister that were alleged to be inflammatory, threatening and capable of fuelling racial tension.
Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said the right to file a police report is guaranteed to every citizen and should not be questioned.
“We cannot prevent anyone from doing so, and I believe the Royal Malaysia Police will carry out the investigation fairly,” she said when asked to comment on the report.
Teo added that she had yet to receive any feedback from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission regarding allegations that a Facebook post belonging to Albert Tei had been taken down from the social media platform.
She clarified that any restriction or removal of content on social media platforms is carried out by the platform operators themselves, after the MCMC receives complaints from the public and forwards them to the relevant companies for further assessment based on their respective community guidelines.
Albert, whose real name is Tan Jiann Cheing, lodged a police report yesterday at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters against a minister over remarks delivered in Chinese. He alleged that the statement was inappropriate for a minister, claiming it conveyed an untrue and misleading narrative.
Authorities have yet to comment on the status of the investigation. - February 7, 2026
