The police have detained a factory bus driver for allegedly damaging an election poster of a political party in Tampoi, Johor.

Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the 62-year-old man was detained in Skudai Kiri, Tampoi at about 5.35am yesterday.

He said the police also seized a political party flag, a 34cm knife, a dashboard camera, a bus factory, and a mobile phone from the man.

“Checks found the man had a previous criminal record,” he said in a statement yesterday, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code.

Kamarul Zaman advised all parties and their supporters to respect each other and not vandalise the posters, flags, banners, or property of other political parties.

- Bernama

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