The walls near the main entrance to the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya have been found vandalised with letters in red paint spelling "Tangkap Najib" and "No Justice".

The graffiti was noticed yesterday morning, Sin Chew Daily reported today.

The incident took place in the wee hours of the morning is now being investigated by the police under Section 427 of the Penal Code for "committing mischief and damage to the amount of twenty-five ringgit".

An auxiliary policeman on security rounds found the graffiti on the wall of a disabled ramp at Palace of Justice, which is the Federal Court complex, at 3am yesterday, Putrajaya OCPD Rosli Hassan said.

The vandals also drew the anarchist symbol on the wall, the infamous capital 'A' within a circle.

National flags used to cover

According to Rosli, the police have yet to identify any suspect, though they have ruled out that this was done by the terrorist group Islamic State (IS).

If found guilty, those responsible can be jailed up to five years, as provided for under Section 427 of the Penal Code.

It was also reported that court staff used national flags to cover the graffiti as a temporary measure.

Security patrol at the Palace of Justice has since been increased with police personnel patrolling the compound at all times.