00:00Police have arrested Bersatu leader Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Che Gubart,
00:06following the circulation of a TikTok video allegedly showing him delivering a speech
00:11with seditious elements and making baseless claims about the royal institution.
00:16Bugit Ahmad's Criminal Investigation Department Director, M. Kumar,
00:20said the 47-year-old was detained at 10.25pm yesterday
00:23and will be remanded today to assist in the investigation.
00:26He said this comes after police detected a September 4th social media posting on TikTok
00:32which had gone viral, showing Badrul delivering the speech.
00:37In a statement this morning, Kumar said that in an excerpt of the video,
00:41Badrul was heard making remarks about the Malay rulers
00:44and an alleged attempt by certain quarters to erode respect for the monarchy.
00:49He said the case is being investigated under Section 4, Subsection 1 of the Sedition Act 1948
00:55for making seditious statements, Section 505B of the Penal Code
01:00for spreading statements likely to cause public alarm,
01:03and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998
01:07for the improper use of network services.
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