KUALA LUMPUR: A man was arrested yesterday after failing to appear in court to face charges of uploading false content implicating the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Conference of Rulers on social media.
In a statement today, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the man was arrested at 11pm in Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with the police, after an arrest warrant was issued by a sessions court judge in Sepang.
“The individual failed to appear at the mention of the case set at the court on Feb 24.
“The suspect, who is currently in police custody, will be brought back to the same court in the near future,” the statement said.
MCMC said the man would be charged under Section 233 (1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000, one year’s imprisonment, or both, upon conviction.
The man allegedly committed the offence through his Facebook application.