KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- The police have arrested Perikatan Nasional politician Badrul Hisham Shaharin for sedition following a Facebook post he made over a news report that a casino would be opened in Forest City, Johor.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said Badrul, popularly referred to as Chegu Bard, will be probed under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Multimedia and Communications Act 1998.

Badrul was arrested last night and the police have obtained a two-day remand order.

"The police confirm that Chegu Bard was arrested on April 27 2024 in relation to a posting that linked the prime minister to a supposed plan to build a casino in Forest City which ...