JOHOR BARU (Bernama): Police have arrested a local man to assist investigation into a rioting incident in Parit Raja, Batu Pahat which went viral on social media on Thursday (May 13).
Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Ismail Dollah said the 21-year-old man was arrested at the Parit Raja Police Station at about 8.30pm after he was summoned to have his statement recorded on the incident.
He said police received an alert from the public at 11.04am that a banner criticising the government was spotted on a pedestrian bridge at Jalan Parit Raja heading to Ayer Hitam, but a visit to the location found that it had been taken down.
(pic) has denied any involvement in the recent rioting incident in Parit Raja, Johor.
He speculated that his name was probably linked to the incident because of his position as Batu Pahat Umno division chief and the fact that he was vocal in his criticism of the Perikatan Nasional government under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He, however, said that Parit Raja was located in the constituency of Seri Gading and not Batu Pahat. So don t make any accusations. They should think why the rakyat were willing to do this on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, ” Puad said in a Facebook post Friday (May 14).
Man held over viral rioting incident in Parit Raja 14 May 2021 / 13:16 H.
JOHOR BAHRU: Police have arrested a local man to assist investigation into a rioting incident in Parit Raja, Batu Pahat which went viral on social media today.
Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Ismail Dollah said the 21-year-old man was arrested at the Parit Raja Police Station at about 8.30 pm after he was summoned to have his statement recorded on the incident.
He said police received an alert from the public at 11.04 am that a banner with the wordings ‘Kerajaan Gagal’ was spotted on a pedestrian bridge at Jalan Parit Raja heading to Ayer Hitam, but a visit to the location found that it had been taken down.