Cops question 3 witnesses over Mao Zedong engraving

The police have recorded statements from three witnesses regarding a stone engraving featuring the face of Mao Zedong at a memorial site in Semenyih, Selangor.

Kajang district police chief Naazron Abdul Yusof said police received a report from a 40-year-old woman who alerted them to the matter last Sunday.

Mao (above) is a former Chinese Communist Party chairperson who founded the People’s Republic of China.

“A thorough investigation is being conducted, including examining a two-minute-12-second viral video on TikTok discussing the issue,” said Naazron in a statement today.

He said the case is being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, which carries a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.

It is also being probed under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000, up to one year’s imprisonment, or both.

He urged anyone with information on the matter to contact the nearest police station or investigating officer Ahmad Rahmat Adnan at 014-5156933 to assist in the investigation.

Earlier, a social media post went viral featuring a woman revealing the existence of the Mao engraving and the stone inscribed with a communist-themed poem, which, among other things, sought to portray him as a great leader.

- Bernama

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