One held as Kelantan police open three investigation papers over extreme social media comments

TUMPAT, Oct 30 — Police have opened three investigation papers in relation to extreme comments on social media related to enforcement issues that are alleged to threaten public order and tarnish the image of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said a male suspect has been detained in relation to this case, whereas two other cases are under investigation and the suspects have been identified.

He said the case is being investigated under Section 504 of the Penal Code, Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

“The police have never rejected criticism or reprimands aimed at improvement and safeguarding the public’s interest.

“However, action will be taken against statements that are insulting, defamatory, or extreme accusations that can disrupt public order,” he said at a press conference after patrolling the country’s waters at the Region Three Marine Police Force jetty, Pengkalan Kubor, here yesterday.

In related developments, he said that 42 individuals were detained in Kelantan this year for offences under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (ATIPSOM).

Of that number, two individuals were detained for human trafficking offences, while the 40 others were involved in migrant smuggling offences.

Mohd Yusoff said that this number of arrests was compared to 59 individuals in 2025 and 51 in 2024.

He added that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will continue to intensify enforcement efforts to combat the smuggling of undocumented migrants and curb the involvement of any parties in such syndicates.

Meanwhile, Mohd Yusoff said that members of the public who receive threats from the illegal immigrant smuggling syndicate in Kelantan are urged to come forward and file a police report to enable an investigation to be conducted and action to be taken against the parties involved.

He said that reporting the incident to the authorities is more effective than merely spreading information or allegations through social media, which can expose the informant to further threats.

The public need not worry too much about coming forward to assist the investigation because witness protection mechanisms are available for cases that meet the criteria, including high-profile cases.

“It is better to report to the police so that we can conduct further investigations, identify the perpetrator and take action, including making arrests to resolve the issue,” he said.

He said that community cooperation is very important in efforts to combat smuggling activities using sea routes, especially in the Malaysia-Thailand border area.

In related developments, Mohd Yusoff said that a total of 4,873 immigrants were detained by various enforcement agencies in Kelantan from January to October this year, with 3,100 of them detained in districts bordering Thailand, including Kota Bharu.

He also said that Myanmar nationals recorded the highest number of arrests, with 1,977 people, followed by Bangladeshi (899), Indonesian (740), and Thais (more than 600), while the rest involved other nationalities, making a total of 26 nationalities involved in the arrests.

Mohd Yusoff added that the number of arrests this year also exceeded the record of 4,166 people for the entire year of 2025 and 3,689 people in 2024, thus showing that enforcement actions against the entry of immigrants continue to be intensified. — Bernama

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敦帕特，10月30日讯——警方已就社交媒体上有关执法问题的极端言论展开三项调查，这些言论被指控威胁公共秩序并损害马来西亚皇家警察（PDRM）的形象。

吉兰丹州警察总长拿督莫哈末·尤索夫·马末表示，一名男性嫌疑人已被拘留，另有两起案件正在调查中，嫌疑人身份已确定。

他说，此案正在根据《刑法》第 504 条、《1955 年轻微罪行法》第 14 条和《1998 年通讯和多媒体法》第 233 条进行调查。

“警方从未拒绝过旨在改进工作和维护公众利益的批评或训诫。

“但是，对于侮辱性、诽谤性或可能扰乱公共秩序的极端指控言论，我们将采取行动，”他昨天在彭加兰库博第三区海事警察部队码头巡逻该国水域后举行的新闻发布会上说。

在相关进展中，他表示，今年吉兰丹州有 42 人因违反 2007 年《反人口贩运和反偷渡移民法》（ATIPSOM）而被拘留。

其中两人因贩卖人口罪被拘留，其余 40 人涉嫌偷渡移民罪。

莫哈末·尤索夫表示，这一逮捕人数与 2025 年的 59 人和 2024 年的 51 人相比。

他还补充说，马来西亚皇家警察将继续加大执法力度，打击非法移民走私活动，并遏制任何参与此类犯罪集团的人员。

与此同时，莫哈末·尤索夫表示，如果公众受到吉兰丹非法移民走私集团的威胁，应立即向警方报案，以便展开调查并对涉案人员采取行动。

他表示，向有关部门报告事件比仅仅通过社交媒体传播信息或指控更有效，因为后者可能会使举报人面临进一步的威胁。

公众不必过于担心挺身协助调查，因为对于符合条件的案件，包括备受瞩目的案件，都有证人保护机制。

他说：“最好向警方报案，以便我们进行进一步调查，查明肇事者身份并采取行动，包括逮捕嫌疑人，从而解决问题。”

他表示，社区合作对于打击利用海上路线的走私活动非常重要，尤其是在马来西亚-泰国边境地区。

在相关进展方面，莫哈末·尤索夫表示，今年1月至10月，吉兰丹州各执法机构共拘留了4873名移民，其中3100人被拘留在与泰国接壤的地区，包括哥打巴鲁。

他还表示，被捕人数最多的是缅甸国民，共有 1977 人，其次是孟加拉国国民（899 人）、印度尼西亚国民（740 人）和泰国国民（超过 600 人），其余被捕者来自其他国籍，总共涉及 26 个不同国籍的人。

莫哈末·尤索夫补充说，今年的逮捕人数也超过了2025年全年4166人和2024年3689人的纪录，这表明针对非法移民入境的执法行动仍在持续加强。——马新社

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