POLICE have denied a report by a news portal that caretaker Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has been rearrested.  

Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) corporate communications head A. Skandaguru said no one from Bukit Aman, the Kedah contingent, or the district police headquarters had done this. 

As such, PDRM urged the news portal that reported the fake news to apologise and take it down. 

“A police report will be lodged for an investigation into the spread of the fake news,” he said in a statement tonight. 

He said publication of unverified news like this could cause the public to panic, especially when state elections would take place soon. 

Earlier, a local news portal reported that Sanusi was arrested by police this evening. 

In a video clip of a programme held in Padang Serai, a man believed to be a PAS member is seen stating that Sanusi could not attend the event due to security reasons. – Bernama, August 5, 2023.