Blogger Syed Abdullah Hussein Al-Attas, better known by his blog name ‘Uncle Seekers’, was arrested by the police last night after posting a series of controversial articles regarding the Johor sultan.
Johor Criminal Investigation Department deputy director Md Akhir Ishak confirmed to Malaysiakini today that the blogger was arrested under Section 8(1)(d) of the Official Secrets Act 1972.
He was arrested last night at the Senawang toll plaza at around 10pm and is now being detained at the police lockup in Air Molek, Johor Baru.
Johor Criminal Investigation Department deputy director Md Akhir Ishak confirmed to Malaysiakini today that the blogger was arrested under Section 8(1)(d) of the Official Secrets Act 1972.
He was arrested last night at the Senawang toll plaza at around 10pm and is now being detained at the police lockup in Air Molek, Johor Baru.
He is the son of well-known political writer Syed Hussein Al-Attas.
Md Akhir said Syed Abdullah was arrested together with a 26-year-old woman.
Police will apply for a remand order from the court this evening to extend the detention, he added.
Last Sunday, 30 individuals had lodged a police report at the Sentral police station in Johor Bahru against Syed Abdullah, who is a paranormal practitioner.
They claimed that the articles posted by Syed Abdullah in his blogUncleseekers contain provocation, sedition and insulting content against the Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (right), the crown prince, leaders and government servants of the state government.
The blog also published confidential documents, they said.
The blogger has to date published 64 articles in Malay on the topic of ‘Sultan Johor Atau Kerabatnya?’ (Johor Sultan or his relatives?) including some documents that are said to expose the controversy surrounding the heritage of the late Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail.
Sultan Iskandar died in 2010 and was succeeded by his son, Sultan Ibrahim.
The articles also referred to a lawyer who had claimed that a member of the Johor palace has issued death threats against him.
The lawyer, Kamal Hisham Jaafar, who is alleged to have embezzled RM660,000 from a Johor-based company, has fled the country.
He has said that he could not return to answer the allegation for fear of his life, after having received five death threats since last year.
Md Akhir said Syed Abdullah was arrested together with a 26-year-old woman.
Police will apply for a remand order from the court this evening to extend the detention, he added.
Last Sunday, 30 individuals had lodged a police report at the Sentral police station in Johor Bahru against Syed Abdullah, who is a paranormal practitioner.
They claimed that the articles posted by Syed Abdullah in his blogUncleseekers contain provocation, sedition and insulting content against the Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (right), the crown prince, leaders and government servants of the state government.The blog also published confidential documents, they said.
The blogger has to date published 64 articles in Malay on the topic of ‘Sultan Johor Atau Kerabatnya?’ (Johor Sultan or his relatives?) including some documents that are said to expose the controversy surrounding the heritage of the late Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail.
Sultan Iskandar died in 2010 and was succeeded by his son, Sultan Ibrahim.
The articles also referred to a lawyer who had claimed that a member of the Johor palace has issued death threats against him.
The lawyer, Kamal Hisham Jaafar, who is alleged to have embezzled RM660,000 from a Johor-based company, has fled the country.
He has said that he could not return to answer the allegation for fear of his life, after having received five death threats since last year.
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