In a statement today, Criminal Investigation Department director Abd Jalil Hassan said investigations were being conducted under Section 504 of the Penal Code for intentional insult to provoke a breach of peace and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act for improper use of network facilities.

He also advised the public to be prudent on social media and not use such platforms to cause public panic or threaten national harmony.

“Stern action will be taken against any individual who deliberately threatens public order and safety,” he said.

Independent preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung invited the public yesterday to come forward and provide information on a sexual harassment case allegedly involving another popular preacher.

He also urged victims to lodge police reports on the matter and provided several screenshots of the preacher’s alleged lewd conversations with several victims on Telegram.

Video clips which show an individual resembling the noted preacher behaving indecently in bed were also uploaded on Telegram.