Activist Behind Offensive Tweet Released

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Activist Jay Jay Denis was released after being held for questioning for approximately five hours by the Alor Gajah police yesterday over his tweet in September.
In a Facebook post after being released, Jay Jay (third from left) said he was being investigated for "public mischief" and network communication abuse.
"The police took my statement and then proceeded with an intelligence report under Bukit Aman's D4 unit.
"They wanted to know everything, from the moment I was born. Made me remember many things actually.
"But I was told repeatedly the police had no choice but to do this as the orders came from Malacca's most powerful folks whose hearts were broken about something I tweeted," wrote Jay Jay.
Jay Jay revealed that he was investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code which carries a maximum jail term of two years, a fine or both.
He was also being investigated under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 which carries a maximum one-year jail term, a fine not exceeding RM50,000 or both.
Jay Jay's “offensive tweet” made a reference to Malacca governor Mohd Ali Rustam.
The activist was arrested yesterday evening at his home in the Klang Valley and brought to Malacca for questioning.
Lawyer Ambiga Sreenevasan later represented Jay Jay.
Last year, four were charged for allegedly insulting Ali over the latter's Twitter post of his visit to Kesang Tua, where Filipino Olympic gold medalist weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz had trained.
Another person was probed under the Sedition Act for tweeting three question marks "???" in response to Ali's tweet. - Mkini

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