Monday, July 04, 2016

Malaysia: 76-yr-old man held for insulting PM Najib Razak on WhatsApp...

A 76-year-old man in Malaysia has been arrested for allegedly sharing a “crude” photo of Prime Minister Najib Razak on a WhatsApp group which “insulted and hurt feelings of Malaysians”, a media report said on Sunday.

The elderly man, who goes by the name Pa Ya, was arrested in Kampung Tunku, Petaling Jaya on Saturday, Johor police chief Comm Datuk Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said.

The suspect, who can be fined over USD 12,000 or jailed for a year or both, had uploaded the photo into a WhatsApp group called “Bicara Politik Melayu”, The Star reported.

Police arrested him for sharing a crude photo insulting the Prime Minister in a WhatsApp group, the report said.

“The photo has insulted and hurt the feelings of Malaysians,” he said in a statement, adding that the man’s mobile phone has also been seized. Full story...

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