Three charged with insulting Najib on Facebook

Hafiz YatimPublished: Aug 18, 2017 1:43 PM | Updated: Aug 18, 2017 3:20 PM

Three people today claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur to charges of making derogatory postings about Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak on Facebook.

Roti canai seller Mazlan Yusoff, 48, was charged with uploading a posting under the profile name Zain Al Aznam on a post written by one "Dr Hassan Ali", which was critical of the country's financial situation.

Mazlan had posted a doctored image of Najib, captioned "Mao Hu Tang" beside a picture of Chinese leader Mao Zedong...

The trio, including a woman, claim trial to the charges of making derogatory postings.

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