Two men arrested for insulting royal institution on social media in Malaysia

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BERNAMA – Malaysian police arrested two local men for allegedly insulting the royal institution through their posts on social media.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department Director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the owner of the Facebook account ‘Muhammad Farhan’ was arrested in Gombak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, while the owner of the TikTok account @azwanar90 was arrested in Balik Pulau, Penang yesterday.

“The posts by these two men can arouse feelings of disloyalty towards the royal institution,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He said the suspects, aged 32 and 33, were now on remand until Sunday to assist investigations.

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