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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — Police opened 31 investigation papers on numerous offences dedicated in the course of the fifteenth basic election (GE15) marketing campaign yesterday.
Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) GE15 operations director Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali stated of the whole, seven investigation papers had been opened in Perak, adopted by Kedah (5), Negri Sembilan (4), Johor (4), Selangor (three), Pahang (two), Kelantan (two), Sabah (two) and one every in Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak.
A few of the offences, together with incitement, legal threats in addition to damaging flags and indicators belonging to political events and candidates, are being investigated underneath Sections 427, 436 and 505(b) of the Penal Code whereas different offences are being investigated underneath the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and Election Offences Act 1954.
He stated 4 people had been arrested, together with two in Johor involving a person suspected of burning a tent on the operations room of a political celebration in Taman Mutiara, Batu Pahat and one other man in Kluang for damaging marketing campaign supplies.
He stated in an announcement that the opposite two who had been arrested — one every in Ipoh, Perak and Kuching, Sarawak — are being investigated in reference to damaging the posters and flags of celebration candidates.
Hazani stated police additionally detected 4 ceramah held with out permits, with three in Johor and one in Perlis.
A complete of two,211 permits to carry ceramah in the course of the GE5 marketing campaign interval had been issued yesterday, with 612 in Sabah adopted by Sarawak (294), Perak (258), Johor (177), Kedah (162), Pahang (138), Selangor (119), Terengganu (102), Kelantan (95), Negri Sembilan (92), Melaka (76), Penang (47), Kuala Lumpur (27) and Perlis (12).
In Kuantan, Pahang police opened two GE15-related investigation papers for offences involving damaging flags and billboards belonging to political events and candidates.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf stated the 2 instances occurred in Felda Lembah Klau, Raub and Kampung Meranti Nenasi, Pekan.
“Police obtained stories of flags and banners being taken out and thrown into drains in Raub whereas in Pekan, stories had been lodged concerning 30 flags and one billboard of a Bebar State Legislative Meeting candidate alongside the highway being pulled out and broken,” he stated in an announcement in the present day.
Each offences are being investigated underneath Part 427 of the Penal Code for committing mischief. — Bernama
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