01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Saiful Apek: I was not arrested, police came to break up fight
KUALA LUMPUR: Comedian Saiful Apek has clarified that a viral photo depicting him with police officers was not an arrest, but rather the result of police intervention to quell an argument between him and another individual.
The 56-year-old Scenario member explained that the confrontation was triggered by the other person's disparaging remarks about his film, 6 Jilake, and its director, Aziz M. Osman.
"The person in the photo is indeed me, but the situation was not an arrest. The police were resolving a misunderstanding," Saiful Apek told BH Online.
"It may have appeared as if I was fighting, but I was not."
"My patience was tested when the individual insulted Abang Aziz and called the film 6 Jilake 'rubbish'.
"I could have tolerated insults directed at me, but this involved someone I consider a 'sifu'," he added.
Apek revealed that the incident occurred at a recent open house event hosted by the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, in Cheras.
"During the Inspector-General of Police's open house, this unknown individual provoked me with derogatory comments about 6 Jilake, which caused me to lose my composure," Apek said.
"I initially walked away to avoid causing a scene. However, the individual persisted, following me to the car park, where the police eventually intervened to separate us."
The incident surfaced on Tuesday when a portal reported the sighting of a comedian resembling Saiful Apek, wearing a pink shirt, being escorted by two police officers.
The location and cause of the incident were not immediately known.
Apek has since apologised to his family and friends who were affected by the controversy.
"I hope this statement clarifies the situation. I urge everyone to remain calm, especially my family and close friends who were alarmed by the reports of my arrest.
"My biggest concern was the reaction of my fellow Scenario members, particularly Azlee Jaafar, who, as you know, has a heart condition," he said.
