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Gerik crash: Police await teacher's medical report over offensive remarks
IPOH: Police are still awaiting a full medical report from Seri Manjung Hospital on the health condition of a teacher who allegedly posted offensive remarks regarding the recent crash in Gerik that claimed the lives of 15 students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).
Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said that, so far, they have been informed the teacher is still receiving treatment at the hospital.
"The police recorded the teacher's statement on June 16, and we have also seized his personal mobile phone to assist in the investigation.
"The investigation papers are nearly ready to be submitted to the deputy public prosecutor.
"We are only waiting for the medical report of the teacher, who is believed to be suffering from a psychiatric condition," he said at a press conference after attending the handover-of-duties ceremony for the state deputy police chief at the state Senior Police Officers' Mess here today.
On June 11, Manjung police chief ACP Hasbullah Abd Rahman was reported as saying that police received a report regarding a social media post made from a Facebook account bearing the name ' Khalid Yunus '.
On June 16, he said that the case was being investigated under Section 504 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
– Bernama
