BATU PAHAT, 21 OCT – A 25-year-old foreign national man was arrested for committing treachery against several vehicles parked near the Batu Pahat Bus Terminal yesterday.
Batu Pahat District Police Chief, ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the arrest was made after a video recording went viral on social media showing a man breaking the windshield wipers of a parked car.
He said the initial investigation found that the incident happened around 3:30 pm yesterday and based on the information received from members of the Motorcycle Patrol Unit (URB), the police managed to arrest the suspect for further investigation.
“The police found a folding knife in the suspect’s bag during the arrest. The investigation is conducted according to Section 437 of the Penal Code for committing treason.
“The suspect is also being investigated under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive Substances, Explosives and Dangerous Weapons Act 1958 for carrying a dangerous weapon in a public place and Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for being in Malaysia without valid documents, ” he said in a statement, today.
Earlier, a 16-second recording that went viral on social media site TikTok showed a man believed to be a foreigner breaking the windshield wipers of several vehicles in the parking lot with an angry expression. – Named
