JOHOR BARU – Police have arrested a local man to assist investigation into a rioting incident in Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, which went viral on social media yesterday.
Batu Pahat district police chief Dollah Ismail said the 21-year-old man was arrested at the Parit Raja Police Station at about 8.30pm last night after he was summoned to have his statement recorded on the incident.
He said police received an alert from the public at 11.04am that a banner with the wordings “Kerajaan Gagal” was spotted on a pedestrian bridge at Jalan Parit Raja heading to Ayer Hitam, but a visit to the location found that it had been taken down.
“Not long after that, police received a report about a video of a rally, lighting of flares and raising of a banner that read ‘Kerajaan Gagal’, which did not comply with the set standard operating procedures.
“Initial investigation found that the incident occurred in Parit Raja and it is believed that the banner raised during the rally is the same banner that was spotted on the bridge,” he said in a statement last night.
The case is being investigated under Section 144/269 of the Penal Code and Section 8 of the Explosives Act 1957. – Bernama, May 13, 2021
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A video showing a group of motorists blocking a busy intersection and burning flares while holding a "Kerajaan Gagal" banner is circulating on the internet.
The place of the incident is purported to be Parit Raja, Batu Pahat.
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