Malaysia seeks Interpol help to track US comedian over MH370 joke
MH370 went missing in March 2014, and is one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents, with all 239 people on board presumed dead.
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MH370 went missing in March 2014, and is one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents, with all 239 people on board presumed dead.
Kuala Lumpur: Controversial stand-up performer Jocelyn Chia has described the Malaysian police’s move to seek the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to locate her exact whereabouts as “ridiculous”, British news outlet BBC has reported.
Jocelyn Chia told the joke during a set at the Comedy Cellar in New York City.
Malaysia is reportedly seeking Interpol’s help to track comedian Jocelyn Chia’s location in retaliation for her joke about the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370). What happened: Chia, who is Boston-born but grew up in Singapore, was performing a stand-up show at the Comedy Cellar in New York City in April when she referred to the whereabouts of MH370.
Officials in Malaysia have reportedly contacted the Interpol to track down an American comedian over a joke.