Police detain Filipino cook in Sabah for spreading false information on Facebook

KOTA KINABALU - Police have detained a 25-year-old cook believed to have circulated false information through Facebook about three Filipino children being kidnapped and murdered here.

City Police chief ACP M.Chandra said the suspect who allegedly used the Facebook account, ‘Radzlan Razz’ to spread the erroneous news was nabbed at 8.45 pm at Kuta Bistro Waterfront here last night.

“Police also inspected the suspect’s rented room at LCP Trading, Sedco Light Industrial Jalan Tuaran Inanam and seized a number of items,” he said in a statement today.

The case is being investigated under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. — Bernama