Police Submit Israeli Flag Incident Ip To State Prosecutor's Office

KOTA BHARU, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Police have submitted the investigation papers concerning the display of the Israeli flag during the “500 Pelayaran Solidariti Kelantan untuk Gaza” programme held at Lembah Sireh here last Friday to the state prosecutor’s office for further action.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the organiser of the event was called in yesterday for further questioning and was expected to be charged in court soon.

“The case is being investigated under three laws — Section 3 of the National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949, Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he told Bernama today.

The incident on Friday involved a boat displaying several Israeli flags during a re-enactment of the interception faced by Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) volunteers during their voyage to Gaza.

The event, organised by Pertubuhan Anak Muda Bangkit Malaysia, saw nearly 10,000 participants riding in their own boats from Kampung Pulau Pisang to Lembah Sireh, covering an eight-kilometre route, as an act of solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

-- BERNAMA