Kelantan cops open probe over Israeli flag on display at pro-Palestine rally

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Kelantan police have initiated an investigation into the 500 Solidarity Voyage for Gaza programme held on Friday (Oct 10), which featured the display of an Israeli flag.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/bdfkv7d8  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Kelantan Police have launched an investigation into the 500 Solidarity Voyage for Gaza program

00:08held on Friday, which featured the display of an Israeli flag.

00:13Kelantan Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Mohamed Yusof Mamat said the investigation is being

00:18conducted under Section 3, subsection 1 of the National Emblems, Control of Display, Act 1949,

00:25which prohibits the display of any national emblem without approval.

00:30He warned that even if the intention was to condemn Israel,

00:34displaying the flag publicly could cause misunderstandings and public unrest.

00:39The organizer, Anak Muda Bangkit Malaysia, clarified that the flag display was part of a reenactment scene

00:45depicting the experiences of global Sumud Flotilla volunteers during their humanitarian mission to Gaza.

00:52Program Director Mohamed Khairul Hafiz Hassan explained that the scene was purely a simulation,

00:58meant to portray Israel's cruelty, not to show support or offend anyone.

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