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Man remanded over alleged threatening statements against PM

Suspect had uploaded then deleted offensive post on TikTok, say police

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 28 Apr 2023 5:26PM

Man remanded over alleged threatening statements against PM

KOTA BARU – A 24-year-old man alleged to have made a threatening statement against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is on remand for three days starting today.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the man was arrested after police detected an offensive post uploaded by Twitter account holder Mat Sekilau/Membalak,  @apanakdikato.

He said the post featured a screenshot of the suspect making threatening statements against the prime minister. 

“Checks found that the original post was uploaded by the suspect on his TikTok account @najibnafi99. However, the video has been deleted,” he said in a statement today.

The suspect was arrested at Binjai police station at 10.30pm yesterday.

The case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. – Bernama, April 28, 2023

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