
When contacted, Harith confirmed the matter.
“He made threatening remarks against my children via WhatsApp. (It is) related to the (social media) post.”
Meanwhile, the New Straits Times quoted Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain as saying the man would be charged with criminal intimidation.
On Saturday, it was reported that the suspect was nabbed a day after Harith’s manager, his former wife Dr Jezamine Lim, lodged a report.
Razarudin had then said the suspect was being investigated under Sections 506 and 509 of the Penal Code, which deal with criminal intimidation and insulting the modesty of a person, respectively.
Lim had previously revealed that she had received a death threat and abusive messages aimed at their children, prompting the cancellation of Harith’s stand-up comedy show at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas.
Harith is under investigation by the police for a satirical post on the use of the word “ham” following controversy over the halal status of sandwiches sold at a convenience store in Universiti Malaya.
He said in a Facebook post on Jan 18 that his faith was shaken after seeing a menu advertising “Ham Sap Coffee” as it contained the word “ham”. - FMT
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