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Man remanded for hoisting Malaysian, Johor flag upside down: cops

Kulai police say 45-year-old man surrendered self at police station last night

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 12 Mar 2023 4:50PM

Man remanded for hoisting Malaysian, Johor flag upside down: cops
A 45-year-old local man has been remanded for two days after hoisting the Malaysian and Johor flags upside down at industrial premises in Senai. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, March 12, 2023

JOHOR BARU – A local man has been remanded for two days from today to facilitate investigation into the hoisting of the Jalur Gemilang and the Johor state flag upside down at industrial premises in Senai.  

Kulai police chief Tok Beng Yeow said the 45-year-old man surrendered himself at the Senai police station at about 11.30pm yesterday.

The case is being investigated under Section 5 of the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1963 and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955,” he said in a statement today. 

Photographs of the flags being hoisted upside down has gone viral on social media since yesterday. – Bernama, March 12, 2023

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