Cops arrest man over ‘taken over by extremists’ posting

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Another X user has been arrested for posting: ‘Maybe Israel should attack Anwar’s residence too’.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/08/25/cops-arrest-man-over-taken-over-by-extremists-posting  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/08/25/polis-tahan-lelaki-buat-hantaran-kontroversi-berkait-ekstremis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #MKumar #BukitAman #ExtremistsPosting

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00:00Police have arrested two men aged 37 and 43 over separate postings they made on X, which

00:06stirred controversy online.

00:08Bukit Amun Criminal Investigation Department Director M. Kumar said the first case involved

00:13X user at Chongkatsu, who remarked that Malaysia would be taken over by extremists and there

00:18would be a revolution in the country.

00:21The second case involved a user at iFactorial, who posted in July, maybe Israel should attack

00:27Anwar's residents too.

00:29This was in response to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim criticizing the Israeli airstrikes

00:32on Damascus, Syria.

00:35Kumar said both men were arrested yesterday.

00:38The suspect in the first case is under remand until tomorrow, while the other suspect has

00:42been remanded until August 28th.

00:44Kumar said the first case was being probed for sedition, making statements likely to cause

00:49public fear or alarm at the improper use of network facilities.

00:53The second case is being investigated for criminal intimidation, making statements likely to cause

00:58public fear or alarm and the improper use of network facilities.

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