Police Raid Klang Restaurant For Promoting Communist Culture After YouTuber Reviews It
"I wanted to see how bad it was," the YouTuber remarked in his footage.
By May Vin Ang — 06 Dec 2024, 05:01 PM
The police raided a restaurant in Bandar Botanic, Klang last night, 5 December, after discovering it was displaying images of communist leaders on its dining ware
According to Bernama, the operation was carried out by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Klang Selatan district police headquarters.
The raid took place at 10pm at the restaurant located on Jalan Kasuarina 6, following intelligence gathered from a YouTube video uploaded by the user 'luiswong90'.
The video, posted on 17 November, had garnered over 25,000 views.
In the video, the YouTuber, who visited the restaurant two weeks ago, said a subscriber had notified him about the establishment for allegedly promoting communist elements.
"I wanted to see how bad it was," the YouTuber remarked in his footage, pointing out that it is illegal to promote communist ideology in the country.
After gathering further intelligence, the police raided the restaurant and detained its 20-year-old restaurant manager last night
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said they seized five white ceramic bowls featuring images of Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong and his associates, as well as ceramic teacups, soup spoons, and business receipts.
"Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had been working there since October last year, and the utensils were purchased by a friend of the restaurant owner residing in China for use at the restaurant," said Razarudin.
The suspect is currently under a two-day remand to assist with the investigation
Meanwhile, Razarudin said the Klang Royal City Council will review the restaurant's operating licence.
According to the New Straits Times, Razarudin said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will also investigate the YouTube account owner.
He added that the Royal Malaysia Police is committed to to safeguarding national peace, harmony, and public security.
