HULU SELANGOR, May 5 — Police have arrested two men and seized a vehicle for the alleged display of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s picture during the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign yesterday.
Hulu Selangor police chief Ahmad Faizal Tahrim in a statement today said the two men were apprehended in Ulu Yam Lama after a report was lodged over the matter.
“The vehicle displayed the image of His Majesty the King and the image of the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim), and at the back of the vehicle, there were party flags,” he said.
He said an investigation paper was opened under Section 4(A) of the Election Offences Act 1954 as well as Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948. Both suspects, one of whom has a criminal record, have been remanded for three days from today.
Faizal said the investigation paper would be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s Office soon.
He advised political parties not to play up sensitive issues involving rulers, race, and religion as it could cause unrest.
— Bernama
