Three actors out on bail as police hunt uploader of viral Rukun Negara clip from 2018

Bukit Aman police have released three actors on bail after questioning them regarding a viral video from a 2018 theatre performance allegedly mocking the Rukun Negara.

While no incriminating content was found on their devices, the police continue to track the individual responsible for re-uploading the footage.

The investigation, which falls under the Sedition Act and Communications and Multimedia Act, also identifies a fifth actor, now deceased, and a director who is currently abroad.

The original performance was part of a closed-door competition in Penang, and the involved arts centre has since ceased operations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Bukit Aman have released three local actors on police bail after questioning them over a viral video of a 2018 theatre performance allegedly mocking the Rukun Negara, while investigators hunt for the person who re-uploaded the footage.

Federal Criminal Investigation Department irector Datuk M. Kumar said the performers, a man and two women aged 28, 29 and 47 respectively, were picked up in Selangor and Johor last Saturday.

“The three have since been released on police bail after their statements were recorded, and checks found no content from the performance on their mobile phones or other devices.

“We recorded their statements and released them on police bail because they cooperated and we had completed checks on their devices. Nothing was found, so there was no justification to remand them,” he told a press conference at the federal police headquarters here.

Kumar said police had identified five actors featured in the clip, adding that one has since diedf and the other is believed to currently be in the United Kingdom based on immigration records.

He said investigators are now tracing the person who uploaded the eight-year-old footage online, including through relevant Internet Protocol addresses.

“Someone has now circulated what happened in 2018 and we are tracking down the person who uploaded the video,” he said.

The performance was staged behind closed doors at a performing arts centre in Penang in 2018 as part of a competition involving several groups.

The performing arts centre has since closed, Kumar said.

He added that investigations showed the performance director is a UK national who has since left Malaysia.

The case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. — Bernama

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武吉阿曼警方在讯问了三名演员后，允许他们保释。这三名演员此前因一段2018年剧院表演的视频而走红网络，该视频据称嘲讽了国家原则。

虽然警方在他们的设备上没有发现任何罪证，但他们仍在继续追踪重新上传视频的人。

该调查依据《煽动叛乱法》和《通讯及多媒体法》展开，调查还确定了第五名涉案人员（现已去世）和一名目前身在国外的导演。

最初的演出是槟城一场闭门比赛的一部分，而参与的艺术中心此后已停止运营。

吉隆坡，9月22日讯——武吉阿曼警察总部在讯问了三名本地演员后，已准予他们保释。此前，警方就一段2018年戏剧表演的视频对他们进行了讯问，该视频被指控嘲讽国家原则。目前，调查人员正在追捕重新上传该视频的人。

联邦刑事调查局局长拿督M. Kumar表示，这三名表演者，一男两女，年龄分别为28岁、29岁和47岁，于上周六在雪兰莪州和柔佛州被捕。

“三人已获警方保释，警方已记录了他们的供述，并检查了他们的手机或其他设备，未发现与演出相关的任何内容。

“我们记录了他们的供述，并因为他们配合调查，而且我们也完成了对他们设备的检查，所以让他们保释。没有发现任何问题，因此没有理由将他们还押候审，”他在联邦警察总部举行的新闻发布会上说。

库马尔表示，警方已确认视频中出现的五名演员身份，并补充说，其中一人已经去世，另一人根据移民记录推测目前在英国。

他说，调查人员目前正在追踪将这段八年前的视频上传到网上的人，包括通过相关的互联网协议地址进行追踪。

他说：“现在有人散布了2018年发生的事情，我们正在追查上传视频的人。”

这场演出于 2018 年在槟城的一个表演艺术中心闭门举行，是多个团体参加的比赛的一部分。

库马尔说，表演艺术中心已经关闭了。

他还补充说，调查显示，这位演出总监是英国公民，目前已离开马来西亚。

此案正依据1948年《煽动法令》第4(1)条和1998年《通讯及多媒体法令》第233条进行调查。——马新社

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