South Klang district police chief Shamsul Amar Ramli said Azwanddin tripped after alighting from the police vehicle because he knocked into a flower pot in the court compound.

He said the incident occurred because the other detainee who was handcuffed with Azwanddin was walking too fast while the latter was waving to supporters.

“When he fell, the police personnel quickly helped him to his feet,” he said in a statement here today.

Following the incident, he said the lawyer representing Azwanddin, Mohd Imran Tamrin, also issued a media statement saying that the police had been cooperative.

Shamsul advised the public not to spread or misconstrue information about the incident as this was deemed irresponsible and could jeopardise public order and raise concerns.

He said action could be taken against those spreading fake news under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988 or the Sedition Act 1948.

Yesterday, the Magistrate’s Court issued a four-day remand order against Azwanddin to assist in investigations in relation to threats made during his speech at a rally in Klang on Tuesday.