POLICE AWAIT MCMC REPORT TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL WHO THREATENED LAWYER ONLINE

SHAH ALAM, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Police are still awaiting a report from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to help identify the individual believed to have posted threats against a lawyer on social media in connection with a shooting case in Melaka.

Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said statements from the lawyer concerned and several individuals have been recorded to assist investigations.

He said the lawyer, who represents three men involved in the incident, lodged a police report on Dec 5 after reading a comment on a Facebook post.

“We have requested assistance from MCMC to obtain the profile of the individual who posted the threatening comment and are still awaiting feedback.

“The case is being investigated under Section 507 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he told a media conference here today.

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Shamsudin Mamat previously said that the lawyer had lodged the report after reading a comment by an unknown individual on a social media post while at his office, believed to be linked to a case handled by him. 

On Nov 24, Melaka police shot dead three suspects known as the Geng DT after they attacked a policeman with machetes while he was attempting to detain them at about 4 am.

Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar was reported as saying that investigations found that the main suspect, aged 29, had 39 previous criminal and drug-related records and was also wanted by police, while another suspect had 12 criminal and drug records.

The group was believed to be actively involved in armed robbery cases in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor, with losses estimated at RM1.35 million.

-- BERNAMA