KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Police have opened an investigation into the circulation of a podcast video alleging that drug trafficking activities were taking place at a house of worship near the Sentul District Police Headquarters (IPD) here.
Sentul district police chief ACP Anuar Bakri Abdul Salam said the investigation was being conducted under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
He said the investigation was initiated following a police report lodged by the chairman of the Marathadi Madurai Veeran Temple in Kuala Lumpur last Sunday to strongly deny the allegations made in the video.
“After receiving the Order to Investigate (OTI) from the Deputy Public Prosecutor, police have called several witnesses to assist in completing the investigation,” he said in a statement today.
