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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Papagomo, Ali Tinju remanded 2 days under Sedition Act

A misunderstanding caused by a mobile phone theft incident at Low Yat Plaza later led to violent skirmishes in Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Bintang shopping district. Police have so far arrested 25 people for various offences, including stoking racial sentiments. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, July 15, 2015.A misunderstanding caused by a mobile phone theft incident at Low Yat Plaza later led to violent skirmishes in Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Bintang shopping district. Police have so far arrested 25 people for various offences, including stoking racial sentiments. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, July 15, 2015.
Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, and activist Mohd Ali Baharom or Ali Tinju, have been remanded for 2 days under the Sedition Act.
Their lawyer Ahmad Shuaib Ismail said police requested a 4-day remand order but the magistrate reduced it to 2 days.
"Ali Tinju was detained for his remark on a video while Papagomo was arrested for a statement on Twitter," said Shuaib.
Papagomo was detained last night after he surrendered himself to police at the Dang Wangi police headquarters at 9pm.
He was sought for allegedly posting false information on social media that led to the unruly situation outside Low Yat Plaza on Sunday night.
Among the posts the blogger is said to have made is that of a photo of a bloodied victim in a different incident, which he linked to the Low Yat brawl.
Ali, meanwhile, is said to have made a racially-charged speech outside Low Yat Plaza.
The theft of a handphone at the Low Yat Plaza on Saturday has been racialised by some on social media as it involved a dealer and a customer of different races.
The mob that gathered outside the plaza on Sunday night had also shouted racial remarks.
Police have so far detained 25 people for rioting, sedition as well as theft in connection with the Low Yat incident.
Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police were now looking for a branch chief of a political party in Penang, for trying to incite hatred over the fracas.
"We will arrest anyone who tries to incite hatred and instigating the situation, does not matter what race. We are colour blind," Khalid told reporters today.
- TMI

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