Perak police chief Hasnan Hassan said the 19-year-old was a Form Six student at Sekolah Menengah Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah 1 in Muar, Johor, who was due to sit for his STPM examination in early November.
“The suspect was remanded for three days in the presence of a magistrate to help in the investigations,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
He added that the arrest was made after police received six reports on Oct 14 about the matter.
He said police viewed the issue seriously and had opened an investigation paper under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
“According to the reports, the Twitter account of a Malay man had a comment which contained words which insulted the sultan of Perak.
“Early investigations found that the insulting words were the result of a brawl between the supporters of two football teams, Perak Power and My Football Liga, which led to the suspect using words which insulted the sultan of Perak.”
He said police hoped that with the suspect’s arrest, the public would refrain from using social media to express insults or humiliate others.