Man remanded for hoisting Jalur Gemilang, Johor state flag upside down

JOHOR BARU: A local man has been remanded for two days from Sunday (March 12) to facilitate investigation into the hoisting of the Jalur Gemilang and the Johor state flag upside down at an industrial premises in Senai.

Kulai OCPD Supt Tok Beng Yeow said the 45-year-old man surrendered himself at the Senai police station at 11.30pm on Saturday (March 11).

The case is being investigated under Section 5 of the Emblem and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1963 and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955,” he said in a statement on Saturday.

Photographs of the flags being hoisted upside down have gone viral on social media since Saturday.- Bernama