Police lodge report after fake statement linked to deputy IGP spreads on Facebook
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PETALING JAYA, Aug 9 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has denied a viral social media post falsely linked to the deputy Inspector-General of Police (IGP), stressing that the...
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The force said the post, shared via a Facebook account, carried visuals and text suggesting the deputy IGP had held a special press conference at Bukit Aman on a police operation.
“PDRM stresses that the post is fake. The deputy IGP has never held such a press conference or issued any statement as claimed,” the force said in a statement issued by DCP Datuk Mohamad Noor Yusof Ali, secretary of the Royal Malaysia Police.
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- Aug 9, 2026
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