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[UPDATED] PSM duo quizzed over LGBT-linked event
Federal police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain confirmed this when contacted today.
"Both individuals were called in to have their statements recorded this afternoon by the Classified Criminal Investigation Unit (USJT).
"The statements were taken to assist in the investigation of a case related to a post about the organisation of the Pride Care LGBT gathering," he said.
It was reported that a total of 188 police reports had been lodged concerning allegations of a programme related to LGBT issues, said to have been organised by the youth wing of a political party in Petaling Jaya.
The reports were filed by various parties nationwide after the issue went viral last week.
Previously, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said police had launched an investigation following a social media post regarding a planned programme, believed to be scheduled for June 21 at an undisclosed location in Petaling Jaya.
According to police, the programme is believed to have provoked public sensitivity and violated national laws, which do not recognise any form of LGBT practice.
The case is currently being investigated under Section 298A of the Penal Code, for actions likely to disturb public harmony by insulting or degrading religion, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, for the improper use of network services.
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