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KL cops nab Jalur Gemilang snipper from viral TikTok clip

Police investigation shows incident occurred near MaTiC building at Jalan Ampang

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 18 Aug 2022 9:03PM

KL cops nab Jalur Gemilang snipper from viral TikTok clip
Screen grabs of the viral TikTok video showing a man in a red shirt and a blue cap cutting several Jalur Gemilang installed on the footpath believed to be in front of the Malaysian Tourism Centre in Jalan Ampang here. – Screen grab pic, August 18, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Police arrested a local man for allegedly cutting Jalur Gemilang flags lined up along the sidewalk near the Malaysia Tourism Centre (MaTic) in Jalan Ampang.

Dang Wangi district police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya said the 41-year-old man was arrested after a report was lodged over the matter when it went viral on TikTok.

He added that initial investigations showed that the incident occurred near the MaTiC building, Jalan Ampang at 12.37pm yesterday.

“The individual was nabbed at 12.30pm to assist investigation under Section 427 of the Penal Code. The suspect will be remanded tomorrow,” he said in a statement today.

The 37-second clip showed a man in a red shirt and a blue cap cutting several Jalur Gemilang installed on the footpath believed to be in front of the MaTiC building in Jalan Ampang here. – Bernama, August 18, 2022

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