So why did you arrest him under MCMC BUT charge him under CPC ?

http://m.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/igp-warrant-not-needed-in-ex-journos-wee-hours-arrest

 

IGP: Warrant not needed in ex-journo’s wee hours arrest

IGP said arrest warrant not necessary when police nabbed ex-journalist at home in PJ

IGP said arrest warrant unnecessary nab ex-journo Sidek Kamiso in early morning

no such warrant was needed as offence, fell under (MCMC) Act 1998.

For offences under the MCMC Act, there is no need for warrants.

“no need for warrant to detain and no need for warrant to search homes”

did not specify Sidek’s offence under MCMC Act

“Abusing social media under SKMM”

several plainclothes entered their home at 4.30am without explaining why arrested

court denied police remand order to detain Sidek

Sidek’s lawyer said police applied for remand under Section 117 of CPC

50-year-old tweeting about demise of Haron Din

Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi retweeted it

Ooi investigated under Section 298 of CPC, hurting religious feelings of a person

three people detained for insulting Islam over comments on Haron’s death

My comments : Why doesnt the MCMC Act not require an arrest  warrant? This law should be changed or abolished. 

Why was he arrested under the MCMC Act which does NOT require a warrant but charged under the Criminal Procedure Code which does require an arrest warrant?

Dont blame the people if they feel that it looks like a sneaky arrest via the backdoor.  

Maybe this is also why that Magistrate threw this case out the window into the tong sampah.

And why send so many officers at 4:00 am in the morning to arrest a 50 year old man or a 62 year old man?  Was it necessary for all that drama?

Why not just ask the guy to come to the Balai with his lawyer?

What does the public gain from this useless arrest?   How is public security protected by this time wasting arrest?

The Magistrate has already thrown out the case. So it was a useless arrest. Waste of taxpayer's money. 

And how about arresting the drug pushers, the gangsters, the human traffickers etc. You know - do some real police work.  The real bad guys are crawling all over the place. I am sure the Police know them as well.  Our Police are not that  incompetent. 

We will wait. You will also wait. Let's see what will happen.