Protest in front of M'sian embassy in Jakarta over book comic book sold
26 Jun 2023 10:40pm
Protestors from an NGO known as Corong Rakyat demand authorities to stop the print and sale of a comic book in several bookstore chains in Malaysia. - AFP photo
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Protestors from a non-governmental organisation known as Corong Rakyat demanded the authorities to stop the print and sale of the comic book in several bookstore chains in Malaysia.
They also urged the authorities to investigate the motive behind the story and illustrations by the comic writer, Cheeming Boey.
According to the local news reports, Boey, 45, is a Malaysian citizen born in Singapore and domiciled in the United States.
South Jakarta police sent 47 personnel to closely monitor the protest that started at 12pm and ended about an hour later. - Bernama
