The police have yet to verify the identify of a man likely to be the ex-boyfriend of a Selangor executive councillor, who was arrested in Batam, Indonesia on Friday, said Kuala Lumpur CID chief Ku Chin Wah.

He said the man was wanted by the police for allegedly releasing the

revealing pictures of Selangor PKR executive councillor Elizabeth Wong in 2009 but had since gone missing.

If the report is true, the police will deal with the Indonesian police on the matter, said Ku in a text message to Bernama today.

The Batam immigration claimed that investigations indicated that the man allegedly came from an address similar to that of Wong's ex-boyfriend.

Wong was embroiled in a scandal over her leaked semi-naked photos more than three years ago which she claimed were taken without her consent.

It is believed that Ku was responding to reports in Malay tabloid Kosmo! which quoted unnamed police sources stating that the police had confirmed the matter with the Indonesian authorities.

The source told the daily that it would take time to have the man extradited but works are currently underway.

Indonesian online portal Detik reported yesterday that a man, a PKR member, was nabbed for possessing false travel documents and overstaying.