KUALA LUMPUR: Police have summoned a journalist to record his statement over a viral podcast recounting a drug trafficking case near a place of worship in Sentul.

Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Anuar Bakri Abdul Salam said Azrul Affandi Sobry was expected to appear at the district police headquarters tomorrow.

He said the investigation followed a police report lodged by the chairman of the temple in Jalan Sentul Manis, near the district police headquarters.

Anuar said the case was being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.