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Monday, 26 Apr 2021 03:36 PM MYT Yusaini was accused of making and initiating communication that was obscene in nature against Al-Sultan Abdullah on Facebook, March 7, 2020. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. TEMERLOH, April 26 — A labourer was sentenced to a day’s jail and fined RM8,000 after pleading guilty to uploading obscene communication against Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Graphic designer Fahmi Reza will be remanded on Saturday (April 24) following his arrest in connection with sedition investigations. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Huzir Mohamed said the CIDs Special Investigation Unit (USJT) is investigating the case under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998 for wrongful use of network facilities. "We will request a remand order for him on Saturday. "The USJT will investigate the ...

Bukit Aman confirms receiving report on insult against the Queen 24 Apr 2021 / 07:30 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police confirmed receiving a report against the owner of Fahmi Reza’s Facebook account for allegedly insulting the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said the case was being investigated by the Classified Criminal Investiga...

Saturday, 24 Apr 2021 07:41 AM MYT Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said police would submit a remand application against the suspect today. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 ― The Royal Malaysia Police confirmed receiving a report against the owner of Fahmi Reza’s Facebook account for allegedly insulting the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah...

April 24, 2021 Instagram/ airtangan_tunkuazizah The arrest of well-known Malaysian graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza for allegedly insulting the country’s queen – who is under fire for a social media faux pas – has triggered an outcry among free speech advocates who say authorities are being trigger-happy in using the law to clamp down on satire.  The police action follows rare public condemnation of the country’s revered royal families, with former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohama...

news Malaysian artist Fahmi Reza’s arrest for ‘insulting’ queen sparks backlash Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah pictured at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur in 2019, as then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad looks on. Photo: AFP The arrest of well-known Malaysian graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza for allegedly insulting the countrys queen - who is under fire for a social media faux pas - has triggered an outcry among free speech advocates who say author...

“The authorities should release Fahmi Reza from detention and end their campaign of harassment and intimidation against him and other independent-minded artists and activists,” said Nalini Elumalai, ARTICLE 19’s Malaysia Programme Officer. “Satire is not a crime. Criminalising humour and critical commentary will stunt political discourse and chill civic engagement.”

KUANTAN: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) will not interfere in the investigation against activist Fahmi Reza and will leave it to th...

KUALA LUMPUR: Ten individuals were arrested over their involvement with an online gambling syndicate raking in RM2,000 to RM5,000 in profits daily. Th...

Friday, 23 Apr 2021 07:40 AM MYT Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Abd Khalid Othman said they arrested eight men and two women, all locals aged 18 to 33, at both premises. ― Picture by Hari Anggara Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 ― Ten individuals were arrested over their involvement with an online gambling syndicate raking in RM2,000 to RM5,000 in profits daily. The syndicate had been in operation for the past e...