Hawker who used racial slur in sign arrested

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The man has been released on police bail but his wife is under remand to be probed under the Immigration Act.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/18/hawker-who-used-racial-slur-in-sign-arrested/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/18/suami-isteri-pemilik-gerai-jagung-kontroversi-ditahan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Hawker #Arrested #RacialSlur

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00:00The hawker who used a racial slur against the Indian community on his signboard has

00:06been arrested by the police, along with his wife.

00:10Sepang Deputy Police Chief Sean Gopal Krishnan said the couple was arrested at Kota Warisan

00:15yesterday, Sinar Harian reported.

00:18The six-year-old man was later released on police bail, while his 50-year-old wife was

00:23remanded to be probed under the Immigration Act for overstaying in Malaysia.

00:28Sean said the motive for the offensive signboard is still being investigated, and police have

00:33recorded statements from seven witnesses to assist in the investigation.

00:37The case is being investigated under Section 505B of the Penal Code for statements contributing

00:42to public mischief, Section 4 of the Sedition Act 1948, and Section 233 of the Communications

00:48and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities.

00:53Previously, the hawker apologized over the signboard, which stated that his produce was

00:58not for sale to Indians.

01:01Dhanesh Rajareza, FMT News.

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