Cops summon eight witnesses in investigation on Fahmi's speech at mosque

SHAH ALAM - The police have summoned eight witnesses in an investigation into a video on Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil's speech at the main prayer hall of the Nurul Yaqin mosque in Kampung Melayu Seri Kundang, Rawang, Selangor.

Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the police had examined the 12-minute video circulating on social media.

He said as a result of the investigation, the police found that there were nothing (in Fahmi's) that touched on the state polls campaign.

"The video shared on social media shows the speech of the minister (Fahmi) talking about the disrespectful acts of The 1975 band from the United Kingdom.

"The police have identified the owner of the account that spread the video and are trying to track him down," he said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Hussein said further action had been taken by police after the name and address of the account owner were obtained recently.

He stressed that actions can been taken against the account owner for spreading incitement and making a false statement.

When asked if Fahmi has given his statement to the police, he said that the minister had not yet been summoned for the purpose.

Meanwhile, he said a total of 272 police reports had been received to date throughout the state election period.

He said that out of the number, seven investigation papers had been opened and one of them was made before the nomination day.

"It includes an incident of stealing campaign flags that took place in Tanjung Sepat," he said.