BY FARIK ZOLKEPLI AND RASHITHA A. HAMID
KUALA LUMPUR: Bloggers Papa Gomo and King Jason have been detained by police for blog postings that allegedly fuelled racial sentiments and spread lies.
Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said the suspects were picked by police Tuesday.
"We will not rest until those who spread lies and post racial messages are detained... we expect to make more arrests soon," he told a press conference in Bukit Perdana.
He added the two suspects would be remanded on Wednesday.
He said Papa Gomo, 33, was detained at a petrol station near Danau Kota while King Jason, 38, was detained at Kampung Jawa, Klang.
Meanwhile, the police also tweeted that a police report had been lodged over an Utusan Malaysia report that contained elements of sedition.
It also said that the case was being investigated under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948.
