Police have detained artist and activist Fahmi Reza for
selling #KitaSemuaPenghasut T-shirts featuring a clown-faced Prime Minister
Najib Abdul Razak this evening.
Fahmi had earlier promoted his T-shirts at the KL
Alternative Bookfest (KLAB) at Publika in Kuala Lumpur.
According to Institut Rakyat executive director Yin Shao
Loong three other people were also detained and taken to Sentul district police
headquarters under the Sedition Act 1948.
They are event organiser Pang Khee Teik, community activist
Lew Pik-Svonn and comic artist Arif Rafhan Othman.
"I am in a police car from Publika to Sentul district
police headquarters for questioning for selling #KitaSemuaPenghasut T-shirts
during the KLAB 2016.
"Five to six police officers came to my booth just now
and confiscated my identity card, two #KitaSemuaPenghasut T-shirts from a bag
and a banner featuring a clown face," said Fahmi in a Facebook posting.
"According to the police, I am being investigated under
the Sedition Act," he added.
Earlier today, Fahmi handed one such T-shirt to former
premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who was at the KLAB to officiate a new Dubook
Press book titled "Apa Habaq Orang Muda".
He also surprised Mahathir with a colouring book where one
of its pages featured the ex-premier holding up his middle finger with the word
"Dictator".
Previously, Fahmi was investigated by police for publishing
images of a clown-faced Najib which he designed.
He will be charged under Section 233(1) of the
Communications and Multimedia Act 1988 for hurting the feelings of other people
next week.
However, it is unclear if police intend to press charges in
this latest incident.
-MKini-
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