A MAN was arrested for obstructing civil servants escorting dignitaries by driving in a reckless manner on Sultan Iskandar Highway towards the entrance to Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim in Kuala Lumpur last Friday.

Dang Wangi district police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya said they had received a report on the matter.

He said police arrested the 36-year-old man and obtained a four-day remand order.

“He will be charged in the Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court tomorrow under section 186 of the penal code for obstructing civil servants and section 279 of the penal code for driving or riding in a reckless manner on public roads,” he said in a statement last night. – Bernama, May 10, 2022.