According to Kuala Lumpur CID chief SAC Rusdi Mohd Isa, the investigation was initiated on Saturday following the leak that seven boys were detained over the fire last week, The Star reported.
The police probe comes under Section 203A of the Penal Code for disclosure of information and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
As a result of that information going viral on social media since Friday, the police had no choice but to make public the case against the suspects.
KL police chief commissioner Amar Singh then called for an urgent press conference on Saturday where he revealed the details about the seven boys, aged 11 to 18, and that they were remanded for a week.
He added that six of the suspects had even tested positive for drugs.
Amar had warned the public that sharing information pertaining to a police probe would not only affect the investigations, but was also an offence and action could be taken against any one who does that.
At the same press conference, Amar also said that no other arrests would be made in the investigation into the tragic fire at a tahfiz school in Kuala Lumpur that killed 21 students and two teachers.
“We believe that they were motivated by revenge after they were taunted by the tahfiz school students and wanted to get back at them,” he said.
Amar added that the suspects might not have intended to kill anyone, but refused to divulge more details other than announcing that the “case is solved”.
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