An engineer has been arrested for allegedly posting insulting comments about Prime Minister Najib Razak.
The 26-year-old man was picked up in an operation by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of the Putrajaya Police headquarters.
In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the MCMC said that a report had been made against the man, who commented in reaction to a news article on the Facebook page of portal, Malaysiakini, on March 25.
The man’s ASUS mobile telephone and a SIM card were seized.
