Cops nab 3 over social media posts on amok case
deputy director Deputy Commissioner Datuk Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim said the three, aged between 28 and 42, were detained in Penang and Kedah.
He said the first suspect, aged 32, was nabbed in Butterworth, Penang, at 1.15pm on Thursday by personnel from the Penang
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained three men for allegedly posting seditious and sensitive statements on social media on the amok incident in Bayan Lepas, Penang, on Monday.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Forensic/Databank/DNA/Strategic Planning police contingent headquarters.
Dzuraidi said on the same day, the second suspect, aged 28, who worked as a bulldozer operator, was picked up at 5pm in Lunas, Kedah. The 42-year-old third suspect, a sub-contractor, was detained at 12.07am in Kuala Muda, Kedah.
“Investigations revealed that the suspects do not have previous criminal records and their mobile phones have been seized.
“A remand application for the suspects will be made today and investigations will be conducted under Section 505(c) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said in Bukit Aman, yesterday.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador was reported as saying that those spreading fake news about the case would face immediate arrest.
In the 4.45pm incident, a 25year-old factory worker was shot dead by police after he ran amok and slashed two workers at the factory with a machete.
One of the victims, a 47-yearold female supervisor, died from her injuries while receiving treatment at Penang Hospital while the other, a 53-year-old security manager, is in stable condition.