Police seek shoe company staff over alleged coat of arms insult

BernamaPublished: Jul 19, 2020 8:48 AM

Police will call several shoe manufacturing company staff over alleged printing of the national coat of arms or Jata Negara logo on the inside of its shoes to facilitate investigations into the matter.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (Investigation/ Legal) DCP Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the case was being investigated under Section 5 (1) of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

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