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Malaysia s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah arrive for the enthronement ceremony of Japan s Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A Malaysian artist was detained by police late on Friday for allegedly insulting the country’s queen by making a Spotify playlist that mocked comments on the queen’s Instagram account, an arrest condemned by rights groups as a clampdown on free speech.
Police said in a statement the graphic artist, Fahmi Reza, had uploaded a Spotify playlist with songs containing the word ‘jealousy’, with a photo of Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.
(Updates with artist s release)
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Reuters) - A Malaysian artist was detained by police late on Friday for allegedly insulting the country s queen by making a Spotify playlist that mocked comments on the queen s Instagram account, an arrest condemned by rights groups as a clampdown on free speech.
Police said in a statement the graphic artist, Fahmi Reza, had uploaded a Spotify playlist with songs containing the word jealousy , with a photo of Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah.
Fahmi, who was being investigated under Malaysia s sedition and communications laws, had also posted a link to the playlist on his Facebook account, police criminal investigations director Huzir Mohamed said.