Police probes flag war in Johor's Iskandar Puteri

JOHOR BAHRU - Police are investigating a viral video showing several individuals quarrelling allegedly over the installation of political flags at the entrance of a village in Iskandar Puteri, here.

"Police detected a video footage which showed a war of words involving several individuals from different political parties yesterday.

"However, no reports were made regarding the incident so far,” Iskandar Puteri Police chief ACP Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said in a statement here today.

Dzulkhairi also urged the public or witnesses to come forward and lodge a police report for further investigation.

He further advised supporters to control their behaviour and emotions throughout the Johor state elections to avoid any untoward incidents that could disrupt public order.

"People are advised not to make any speculations over the viral video of the incident,” he added. - Bernama