According to Malaysiakini, Kelantan state secretary Nazran Muhammad confirmed that the title was revoked effective Dec 2, 2023.

“(The matter) is as gazetted,” Nazran was quoted as saying.

Screenshots of the gazette had gone viral the past few days. While it was issued on Dec 28, the gazette stated that the award with the “Datuk” title was withdrawn effective Dec 2.

Agus resigned as J-Kom director-general in November last year, soon after a viral video clip surfaced allegedly showing a lewd conversation between him and J-Kom officer Abdul Wahab Abdul Kadir Jilani.

Agus, a former academic, claimed at a press conference the video clip was fake and doctored by irresponsible parties.

Wahab later filed a police report against Agus claiming that the former J-Kom chief sexually harassed him at a hotel in Bintulu, Sarawak, on Oct 21, 2023.

On Tuesday, Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director Shuhaily Zain said the probe into Wahab’s claim has been completed, with the investigation paper submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers on Dec 18.