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Man arrested over placard at Bersih rally
Published:  Apr 10, 2017 8:23 PM
Updated: 12:38 PM

Police today arrested a 48-year-old man over a placard he held during what is believed to be the Bersih 5 rally in November 19, 2016.

The arrest was conducted in Klang at 3.15am over suspicion that he insulted government leaders, Dang Wangi district police chief Mohd Sukri Kaman said in a statement.

The suspect is remanded for four days, after admitting to uploading the picture online "with the purpose of maligning the government on Facebook", Mohd Sukri said.

The arrest followed a police report lodged on April 5, over a message received by the complainant via messaging application WhatsApp.

The complainant received several pictures of a man who was holding a placard while wearing Bersih 4 and Bersih 5 T-shirts...

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