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Man accused of provoking National Day scuffle remanded for one day

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Putrajaya magistrate ordered a man remanded for one day after police linked him to a pushing incident during National Day celebrations.
  • Police said they received four reports alleging that the man charged into and pushed people waiting for an entrance gate to open, causing several people to fall.
  • The investigation will examine possible offences under Malaysia’s Penal Code, Communications and Multimedia Act, and Minor Offences Act.

A man suspected of provoking a pushing incident at Malaysia’s National Day celebrations in Putrajaya has been remanded for one day.

Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued the order at the Putrajaya Magistrates’ Court after police applied for remand. Putrajaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Aidi Sham Mohamed confirmed the order.

Police had asked the man to appear at Putrajaya police headquarters after receiving four reports about the alleged provocation. He is accused of charging into and pushing members of the public who were waiting for a seating-area gate to open, triggering a scuffle in which several people fell.

The case is being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955.

The suspect has been remanded for one day starting today.

— Aidi Sham MohamedThe Putrajaya district police chief confirmed the remand order to the media.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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