Police warn against inciting racial hatred through Internet
GEORGE TOWN: The police have warned those responsible for inciting racial hatred through social sites and text messages to stop immediately or face legal actions.
Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the action could be taken under Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ( MCMC) Act 1998/Section 500 of the Penal Code which carries imprisonment up to one year, a fine up to RM50,000 or both.
He said they could also be prosecuted under Section 233 of the MACC Act 1998/Section 4 (1) of the Sedition Act which carries imprisonment up to one year, a fine up to RM50,000 or both.
Urging the public not to be influenced by slanders and hate remarks disseminated through social sites or through text messages, he said the security situation nationwide was under control.
Abdul Rahim said the police did not receive any report on a
But after their identities were checked against the electoral roll, they were found to be locals. Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi, Penang police chief
claim that there was an electricity supply disruption during the counting of votes on Sunday.
The police received six reports on the use of indelible ink, four of them lodged at the Northeast Police District Headquarters and two more at the Southwest Police District Headquarters.
On a commotion at the Sungai Udang polling station in Nibong Tebal, he said it emanated from an incident here where three Indian Muslim voters were stopped from voting by Parti Keadilan Rakyat ( PKR) supporters who suspected them of being phantom voters.
“But after their identities were checked against the electoral roll, they were found to be locals,” he said.
Meanwhile, Abdul Rahim said the police arrested a 22-year- old man for investigations into a brawl involving supporters of two political parties in front of Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Kong Ming, Air Itam on Sunday.
The suspect was released on police bail, he added.
He said the police received 704 reports on Saturday and Sunday and 45 investigation papers had been opened. — Bernama