Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh is postponing his plans to "educate" a hardware store owner on the proper way to display the Jalur Gemilang after a seemingly erroneous reading of a police statement saying charges will be recommended against the businessperson.

Meanwhile, lawyer Latheefa Koya claimed the police's move to recommend charges showed the shop owner was being persecuted.

Earlier, Penang police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin said the...