JOHOR BAHRU: The police have confirmed receiving a report and are conducting an investigation concerning a Facebook post by the Kelab Penyokong PAS Malaysia that implicates the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, in an allegation of corruption involving one other particular person.
Johor police chief CP M Kumar stated that the post alleged Tunku Mahkota Ismail claimed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Division director Datuk Mohamad Zamri Zainul Abidin, requested a bribe of RM20 million from Qatar Holdings on Jan 28 final 12 months.
Kumar stated {that a} report regarding the allegation was made on the Bandar Penawar police station in Kota Tinggi at 4.05 pm yesterday.
“The investigation is being performed by the Classified Crime Investigation Unit, Prosecution/Legal Division of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department, underneath Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
“The case continues to be underneath investigation, and the general public is suggested to be accountable social media customers and to not use the platform unlawfully,” he stated in a press release immediately.
He stated stern motion can be taken in opposition to any social gathering that sends, transmits, or shares info that’s seditious, slanderous, and false, particularly if it impacts public order and nationwide safety.
According to Kumar, the post titled ‘TMJ dah bersuara, takkan PMX masih senyap?’ (TMJ has spoken, will PMX stay silent?) will be accessed on the hyperlink https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ng2tb1hMJqScCj41/?mibextid=K35XfP.
Yesterday, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi reportedly stated that Johor views the difficulty as an try at malicious incitement to undermine the royal establishment and that the state authorities has filed a police report on the matter.
