A PICTURE of the Jalur Gemilang hung upside down at a school in Batu 4, Jalan Kapar, near Shah Alam that went viral today was an unintentional act.

North Klang OCPD Asst Comm Nurulhuda Mohd Salleh said initial investigations found that the flag was hung upside down on the school wall by a man, a permanent resident, who was assisted by a woman about 5pm.

“After hanging the flag, the worker went back to check the position of the flag and found it had been installed incorrectly. He quickly rectified the problem within 10 minutes.

“However, in that short period of time, an individual who happened to be outside the school fence managed to take a picture of the Jalur Gemilang hung upside down and uploaded it on Facebook to play up racial issues,” she said in a statement today.

 Nurulhuda also advised the public to stop sharing the picture as the act of disturbing public order is an offence.

Following the incident, she said the deputy chairman of the school’s management has lodged a police report denying it intentionally hung the flag upside down. – Bernama, August 4, 2020.