Woman sought over slur on Agong to turn self in, police say

(BERNAMA) – An individual wanted by police on suspicion of insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, will surrender herself on Saturday upon returning from abroad.

Kuala Lumpur CID deputy chief ACP Abdul Aziz Zakaria said police investigation found the suspect will give her statement to the police upon her arrival home.

The case was investigated under Section 4(1) of the Seditions Act 1948, he told a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters, here today.

On June 1, a Facebook user by the name of Melissa Gooi (PICTURE) was alleged to have issued statements that insulted the speech of Tuanku Abdul Halim in conjunction with his birthday. These later received responses from other Facebook users that were also alleged to insults to the Agong.

Following the comments in Facebook, police received 35 reports from numerous groups including non-government organisations, which wanted stern actions to be taken against the owner of the Facebook account and her friends.