The probe, initiated after 28 police reports were lodged nationwide, is being conducted under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
I once defended a client prosecuted after hundreds of police reports (not only 28) were lodged against him. At trial, the complainant who lodged the report could not even identify the statement my client supposedly made, leading to an acquittal that was later affirmed by both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
Drawing from my courtroom experience, individuals who vocally condemn a suspect in public, high-profile, and sensationalised cases...