POLICE are investigating allegations that a member of the security personnel at the Persada International Convention Centre Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV)  made obscene jokes and gestures aimed at a woman who came for her appointment last Saturday.

Johor Baru Selatan district police chief Mohd Padzli Mohd Zain said in a statement today that a police report was lodged on the same day at 4.56 pm.

The case is being investigated under Section 509 of the Penal Code for uttering words or performing a gesture intended to insult the modesty of a person.

A woman through a Facebook post claimed that the security personnel made obscene jokes and gestures directed at her when she came to the vaccination centre for her Covid-19 jab. – Bernama, July 20, 2021.