Cops probe Ronnie Liu for allegedly insulting Agong

KUALA LUMPUR – Police have summoned DAP’s Sg Pelek assemblyman Ronnie Liu under the sedition act for allegedly insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. 

Liu allegedly uploaded a posting on his Facebook account “Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew” with images of mass protests that took place in neighbouring Thailand. 

“Now in Bangkok. They are saying no to the king.” 

Federal Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said the cops had opened an investigation paper on October 21 and will summon Liu to record his statement. 

“A statement with an insulting element by Facebook account owner Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew was uploaded by him,” he said in a statement today.

“Police also seized the equipment used to upload the statement. We will seek a remand order against the suspect to enable the investigation to be conducted.”

Huzir said the DAP leader is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 for causing hate or insult to any ruler or the government as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities. 

Meanwhile, three others are also under police investigation for similar offenses, reported Bernama.

Huzir said efforts to track down the remaining suspects are ongoing.

“The 52-year-old suspect believed to be the owner of Twitter account under the name ‘Liew Lip Nan’ was arrested in Cheras for allegedly disputing a video uploaded by the National Security Council on the ‘Seven Wills of the Malay Rulers’.

He said police were also investigating the owner of a Twitter account under the name of “Uncle Ireeve” and a Facebook account that goes by the name “Ho Ruey Terng”.

He urged the social media account holders to surrender themselves to facilitate investigations. – The Vibes, October 27, 2020