Perak PAS commissioner Razman Zakaria had earlier alleged that Nga, a DAP vice-chairman, officiated at a lantern festival on Sept 13, in which people were seen waving the Chinese flag while walking past Teluk Intan’s Leaning Tower in a viral video.

Razman said Section 3 of the National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949 prohibits the display of foreign flags in public places or schools and called for an investigation into the matter.

However, Nga’s aide told FMT the Teluk Intan MP did not attend the event.

“The video is also not about a lantern festival event as claimed,” she said.

She said it was actually of participants at the International Guan Gong Cultural Festival yesterday, in which representatives from several countries, including China, took part.

In a statement, Guan Gong Cultural Association chairman Soon Boon Hua apologised for the incident and said the Chinese flags were waved by a delegation from China.

“This was never part of the programme,” he said.

“As the organiser, I apologise for the incident and will look into how we can improve this programme.”

Besides accusing Nga of officiating the event, Razman also claimed that Perak executive councilor Woo Kah Leong attended the event.

Razman alleged that the presence of both Nga and Woo suggested that the government supported such a “provocative” programme.

In a statement, Woo also denied attending the event with Nga, adding that the organiser had already cleared the air.

In a statement, Perak police chief Azizi Aris said the organiser has been called in for questioning and will be required to provide details about the Chinese participants.

Azizi stated that the case is being investigated under Section 9(1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 for holding a procession without a police permit, as well as under Section 3 of the National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949 for displaying a foreign flag in a public area.