Johor police chief Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohd said the 18-year-old boy was detained at Taman Desa Cemerlang, Ulu Tiram at about 1.45am on Wednesday.

This followed a police report made by a member of the public on Monday in connection with a Facebook post calling on the people, especially youths who cycle, to gather and seek an audience with Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar. The post also called for a meeting with the police.

According to Wan Ahmad, spreading the statement could threaten the nation’s harmony and well-being.

“Following the arrest, police seized a Galaxy Note 2 handphone for investigation,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

The case is being investigated under Section 233 (1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which provides for a fine of up to RM50,000 or imprisonment up to one year, or both, and a fine of RM1,000 for each subsequent sentence.

In the cycling accident at Jalan Lingkaran Dalam here last Saturday, eight teenagers died and eight others were injured at 3am when a car driven by a woman ploughed into them.