Defence minister Khaled Nordin declined to disclose the number of officers involved, only saying that they were questioned after his ministry lodged a police report last week over an alleged information leak.

“Investigations are still ongoing, and I am confident appropriate action will be taken once they are completed,” Bernama reported him as saying after a working visit to Kem Terendak in Sungai Udang, Melaka, today.

The defence ministry previously said it would not hesitate to take legal action against anyone found disseminating confidential information related to the armed forces’ strategic appointments on social media.