Malaysian police to seek help from Meta in Singapore over defamatory post on artiste: Reports
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Malaysian police will approach Meta Platforms in Singapore to identify the owner of a social media account that allegedly defamed a male singer-actor in a post.
According to Malaysian media reports, the well-known local artiste filed a police report on July 18 against a Threads post that allegedly contained defamatory and slanderous statements about him.
The reports did not name the artiste nor describe the content of the post.
Acting Kuala Lumpur police chief Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said on Aug 4 that the police will work with Meta to track down the person behind the social media post.
He was quoted as saying by local news outlet New Straits Times that the identity of the social media account owner is currently unknown.
'I have instructed our investigating officers to contact Meta Platforms Inc in Singapore to help trace the individual behind the Threads account,' Datuk Mohamed Usuf said.
The Cyber Division of Malaysia's Commercial Crime Investigation Department will also be asked to help identify the IP address of the account owner, he added.
Malaysian media outlet Harian Metro earlier reported that a police report had been lodged by the singer-actor on July 18.
'The report was made because (the social media post) could damage the complainant's image and reputation,' Mr Mohamed Usuf was quoted as saying. - The Straits Times/ANN
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