Man held over sword threat on social media

 

Perlis acting police chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Zaihairul Idrus said the Kedah-born suspect was arrested in Langgar yesterday and remanded for three days starting today. FILE PIC

KANGAR: Police have detained a 46-year-old man over a viral social media post allegedly containing a threat to injure an individual with a sword.

Perlis acting police chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Zaihairul Idrus said the Kedah-born suspect was arrested in Langgar yesterday and remanded for three days starting today.

"Police recovered the sword shown in the viral post from the suspect's vehicle during the arrest.

"The case is being investigated under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958," he said in a statement today.

He said the threat was believed to be linked to a personal dispute.

Zaihairul said police received a report yesterday regarding a threatening post uploaded to the "Saya Anak Perlis" Facebook page.

The case is also being investigated under Section 507 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. - NST