COPS have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly insulting the royal institution on Facebook.

Police secretary Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said the suspect, who uses Facebook as Raja Hairun, was detained today in Temerloh, Pahang.

“The remand application against the suspect will be made tomorrow under section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code, at the Kuala Lumpur Central Lockup. 

“Investigations are being carried out by the Classified Crime Investigation Unit, Division D5, Bukit Aman’s Criminal Investigation Department under section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” she said in a statement. 

Noorsiah advised the people to respect the sovereignty of the constitutional monarchy as stated in the Federal Constitution. 

“Any person or party found to have deliberately issued any statement insulting and belittling the royal institution will be dealt with strictly,” she said. – Bernama, April 12, 2023.