Fahmi posted a picture of himself on X before going to Bukit Aman to be questioned, which he quipped was his “first date” with the police so far this year.

The artist is being investigated under the Sedition Act, Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) for improper use of network facilities, and Section 504 of the Penal Code for intentional insult with the intent to provoke a breach of the peace.

He claimed that the police told him it was the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) that filed a police report over the graphic.

According to Malaysiakini, Fahmi criticised the government for not abolishing Section 233 of the CMA and also took aim at communications minister Fahmi Fadzil and his former lawyer, Syahredzan Johan, who is now the MP for Bangi.

He pointed to Syahredzan’s statement earlier this month that the recently passed amendments to the CMA would ensure that satire and parody would no longer be criminalised.

“I am being investigated (over a satirical graphic). What happened? Can we trust those in power?” the artist was quoted as saying.