KUALA LUMPUR: The editor of a book that allegedly insulted Malaysia's coat of arms has been released, says Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain.
He said that the 58-year-old Kean Wong was released after the remand order expired on Tuesday (Oct 17).
"The suspect is believed to have been staying in Sydney, Australia. He was arrested at the Immigration office at Kelana Jaya when renewing his passport on Monday," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
He said investigations were being conducted by the Bukit Aman CID special investigations unit (D5) under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act, Section 8(1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.
"We urge the public to refrain from speculating as it could disrupt the investigation process," he said.
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Kean Wong, who has been under investigation since 2020 over the book "Rebirth, Reformasi, Resistance and Hope", was arrested by police at the Kelana Jaya Immigration office on Monday (Oct 16).
His lawyer Ivan Teng said a one-day remand order was granted at around noon on Tuesday (Oct 17).
In June 2020, the book came under fire due to its cover, which allegedly insulted the Malaysian coat of arms.
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Many Internet users have also called for action as the cover of the book allegedly insulted the Constitution and the Rukun Negara.
Police had seized more than 300 copies of the book, which was also banned by the Home Ministry on July 1, 2020.
