Man remanded over Facebook caricature allegedly insulting police

ALOR SETAR, Oct 28 — Police have arrested a 50-year-old local man in connection with an investigation into a caricature allegedly insulting the police that went viral on social media.

In a statement today, Kedah police chief Datuk Adzli Abu Shah said the 50-year-old self-employed man was detained outside Menara Seri Wilayah P2a in Putrajaya yesterday.

He said police received a report on Oct 25 concerning a post uploaded by the owner of a Facebook account.

“The post depicted a caricature of two uniformed police officers wearing make-up and carrying women’s handbags at an airport, alongside the caption, ‘tak tau nak nangis ker or nak gelak’ (Not sure whether to cry or laugh),” the statement said.

Adzli said police had seized a mobile phone believed to have been used to make the post.

He said police were investigating the case under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, following 38 reports lodged in various states.

Adzli said the Langkawi Magistrate’s Court had granted a two-day remand order for the suspect, beginning today, to facilitate further investigations.

He advised the public to avoid making comments or speculating on the matter, as well as spreading unverified information that could disturb public order.

Adzli also warned that strict action would be taken against those who crossed the line, violated the law or attempted to provoke unrest that could compromise national security. — Bernama

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亚罗士打，10月28日讯——警方逮捕了一名50岁的当地男子，该男子涉嫌与一幅在社交媒体上疯传的、据称侮辱警察的漫画有关。

吉打州警察局长拿督阿兹里阿布沙今日在一份声明中表示，这名 50 岁的个体户男子昨天在布城 Menara Seri Wilayah P2a 外被拘留。

他说，警方于 10 月 25 日接到报案，称 Facebook 账户所有者上传了一篇帖子。

声明称：“该帖子描绘了两名身穿制服、化着妆、手提女士手提包的警察在机场的漫画形象，并配文‘tak tau nak nangis ker or nak gelak’（不知道是该哭还是该笑）。”

阿兹利表示，警方已缴获一部据信用于发布该帖子的手机。

他说，警方正在根据《刑法》第 505(b) 条、《1955 年轻微犯罪法》第 14 条和《1998 年通信和多媒体法》第 233 条对此案进行调查，此前各州已收到 38 份报案。

阿兹利表示，兰卡威地方法院已批准对嫌疑人进行为期两天的还押令，从今天开始，以便进行进一步调查。

他建议公众避免对此事发表评论或进行猜测，也不要传播未经证实的信息，以免扰乱公共秩序。

阿兹利还警告说，对于那些越界、违法或企图煽动动乱、危害国家安全的人，将采取严厉措施。——马新社

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