KUALA LUMPUR – Police have arrested a woman in connection with the deviant teachings of a group called Perjalanan Mimpi Yang Terakhir (PMYT) at her residence in Shah Alam early this morning.
Brickfields district deputy police chief Basri Sagoni said the 39-year-old was arrested about 1.10am. Police also seized five mobile phones, a bank card, a money transfer receipt to a local bank account amounting to RM84,721 and white telekung (women's prayer garment).
He said that the suspect had previously lodged a police report stating that she had never created a group carrying out deviant teachings contrary to Islamic teachings and denied all allegations of being a threat to national security.
“The suspect is remanded for four days until September 7 and the case is being investigated under Section 298A of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said in a statement today.
Recently, reports of a woman, believed to be the leader of PMYT, had gone viral after she claimed that World War 3 would start in Sabah and that she would lead a team to find Imam Mahdi to fight the enemy.
The woman also claimed that she had the ability to predict the future.
Basri said that police have received six reports on the group, lodged at five police stations.
He also advised the public not to speculate on the case. – Bernama, September 4, 2021
