A DANISH national who allegedly made false and damning claims on police response times soon after the assassination of Hamas member Fadi M. R. Albatsh on April 21 is expected to be the first person to be charged under the Anti-Fake News Act today at the Kuala Lumpur court.

The Sun daily reported that the 46-year-old foreigner will face charges of creating and publishing false news under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Fake News Act, which carries a fine of RM50,000, or imprisonment of up to six years, or both.

The suspect had allegedly posted a video in social media claiming that he was with Fadi when he was shot.

He claimed that he had made “countless calls to the police” who arrived at the scene 50 minutes later, with an ambulance arriving an hour later.

His claims were vehemently denied by the police, who said a patrol car was despatched and arrived at the crime scene in Setapak within 10 minutes.

The suspect who came to Malaysia on a visit visa about three weeks ago was staying with a friend at a condominium nearby.

The suspect, who did not personally know the victim, was remanded and remains in police custody. – April 30, 2018.