Malaysian police have released a 76-year-old man, who was arrested on Saturday for allegedly insulting the prime minister on WhatsApp.
Local reports say the man was held for three days in custody, after he was arrested for sharing a crude photo insulting prime minister Najib Razak in a WhatsApp group chat.
A police report was made against him over the weekend, and police arrested him and seized his mobile phone at his house in Petaling Jaya, Selangor the day after.
The group’s title “Bicara Politik Melayu” translates to “Malay political commentary,” and the man had been posting under the WhatsApp identity Pa Ya, police said. Read more…
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