IGP Khalid Orders Probe On A Twitter User For Calling The MH370 Disappearance A Conspiracy
For tweeting that the MH370's disappearance was a "conspiracy" and not an accident, a Twitter user is now the subject of a police investigation.
By Sadho Ram — 31 Jan 2015, 12:53 PM — Updated over 9 years ago
Following the revelation by DCA which officially declared the disappearance of the MH370 an accident and all 239 people onboard presumed dead, PM Najib tweeted his condolences:
Today my thoughts are with the families of those on MH370. The search will continue. Msia, Aus & China remain committed to finding the plane
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) January 29, 2015
To which, a Twitter user named Fazel, using the handle @ollie_mollie, replied to Najib's condolence tweet, saying that the disappearance of the MAS flight was a conspiracy and not an accident as declared by DCA on 29 January
“@NajibRazak jib jib..it’s not an accident, it’s a conspiracy,” he said, in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s tweet assuring that search efforts will continue.
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Twitter is a place where lots of people say lots of silly things, and no one really bothers. But Fazel, for tweeting that the MH370 was a "conspiracy" and not an accident, is now the subject of a police investigation after IGP picked up the tweet and ordered a probe.
PCIRC @PDRMsia Sila kesan dan siasat 'Fazel' di bawah ini.. pic.twitter.com/LaEvhuy5YW
— Khalid Abu Bakar (@KBAB51) January 30, 2015
Khalid, who tweets at @KBAB51, posted a screenshot of Fazel's tweet and issued instructions: "PCIRC @PDRMsia Sila kesan dan siasat 'Fazel' di bawah ini" (Please identify and investigate this 'Fazel').
PCIRC is the Police Cyber Investigation Response Centre while @PDRMsia is the Twitter handle for the Royal Malaysian Police.
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The Malaysian Insider is reporting that Fazel's account, however, has since been deactivated after a few other Twitter users challenged him to provide evidence for his conspiracy claim
The police, at the handle @PDRMsia, responded to Khalid's instruction with a reply, "Tan Sri @KBAB51, tindakan sedang diambil oleh pihak PCIRC".
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Khalid said the tweet was disturbing and posted with bad intention
“We are trying to calm them (next-of-kin of MH370) down. So if you do not know what is really going on with MH370, do not be an ‘itchy mouth’(by) saying something senseless and uncorroborated by evidence,” he said.
The IGP has in recent times taken to his Twitter account to publicise certain cases, particularly those that involve the Sedition Act and criticism of the authorities, reports The Malaysian Insider
He announced a probe into human right lawyer Eric Paulsen for accusing the religious authorities of spreading extremism through Friday prayers.
He also reminded Malaysians not to take Malaysia's harmony for granted, warning them of police action if the threatened the peace and security.
He has also used Twitter to demand action against other social media users who have criticised him online.
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