Bukit Aman CID prosecution and legal division principal assistant director Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the investigation was based on a report lodged by Seri Delima assemblyman Syerleena Abdul Rashid.

He said Nurul Amal would be investigated under Section 505C of the Penal Code as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.

On Sept 23, a 25-year-old man slashed two people at the B Braun factory in Bayan Lepas, leaving one dead and another with severed hands.

He was shot dead after charging at two policemen with a parang who fired three shots at him.

The next day, Nurul Amal reportedly said during a talk in Kelantan that the man was a martyr as he had attacked those who insulted Prophet Muhammad.

This contrasted with reports linking the incident to the man’s resignation after his terms of employment were converted to a contract.