KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained three men for allegedly posting seditious and sensitive statements on the social media in connection with the amok incident in Bayan Lepas, Penang on Monday.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Forensic/Databank/DNA/Strategic Planning deputy director DCP Datuk Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim said all of them, 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 Thursday by personnel from the Penang police contingent headquarters.
Mohd Dzuraidi added 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, he said
“Investigations revealed that the suspects do not have previous criminal records and their mobile phones were also 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 told a press conference in Bukit Aman here yesterday.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador was reported as saying that those spreading fake news on the amok case would face immediate arrest.
In the 4.45pm incident, a 25-year-old factory worker was shot dead by the police after he ran amok and slashed two workers at the factory with a machete. One of the victims, a 47-year-old female supervisor, died from serious injuries while receiving treatment at the Penang Hospital while the other victim, a 53-year-old security manager is reported to be in stable condition. — Bernama