Was the IGP just shooting his mouth?

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Was the IGP just shooting his mouth?

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16, 2023: Was Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani just shooting his mouth that police will seek Interpol for help to track down Singaporean-born American stand-up comedian Jocelyn Chia.

Accryl Sani had on Tuesday (June 13, 2023) said an application would be made to Interpol to obtain Chia’s full identity and latest whereabouts.

However, doubts have been raised about the IGP’s so-called move to get Interpol’s help on the matter.

Is that why there has yet to be any follow-up by the police to Interpol?

Apparently, according Interpol’s Article 3 Constitution, requests pertaining to offences related to freedom of expression will be evaluated in compliance with global human rights norms.

The request must also be "compliant with Interpol's Constitution, which forbids activities that are religious, racial, military or political in nature".

Well, time will tell whether it was all hot air by the IGP or just his ignorance:

No News Is Bad News reproduces a New Straits Times (NST) report on the matter:

Interpol yet to receive note from Malaysian police on help to rack down controversial comedian Jocelyn Chia.

June 15, 2023 

 

Interpol has yet to receive a request from the Malaysian police to assist in tracking down controversial comedian Jocelyn Chia. - Pic credit social media

KUALA LUMPUR: Interpol has yet to receive a request from the Malaysian police to assist in tracking down controversial comedian Jocelyn Chia.

According to a news report by Channel News Asia (CNA), the international police organisation said there had been no such request received as of yesterday.

"As of today (Wednesday, June 14), no request for a notice or diffusion from Malaysia has been received in relation to this individual," an Interpol spokesperson told the news organisation.

Diffusions are circulated directly by a member country's National Central Bureau to all or some other member countries.

Diffusions correspond to the notices' colour-coded system. So there are red, yellow, blue, black, green, purple and orange diffusions, and they must comply with Interpol's Constitution and the Rules on the Processing of Data.

According to the spokesperson, requests pertaining to offences related to freedom of expression will be evaluated in compliance with global human rights norms.

The request must also be "compliant with Interpol's constitution, which forbids activities that are religious, racial, military or political in nature".

On June 13, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said an application would be made to Interpol to obtain Chia's full identity and latest whereabouts.

Malaysian police want to investigate Chia under Section 211 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which prohibits the distribution of offensive content where no content applications service provider, or other person using a content applications service, shall provide content that is indecent, obscene, false, menacing, or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person.

In an 89-second video clip posted to one of her social media accounts on June 6, Chia joked about Malaysia being a developing country that is far behind and was once "abandoned" by Singapore.

Her joke, which also gave an obvious reference to flight MH370 that vanished on March 8, 2014, even drew strong reactions from several key figures such as Harith Iskander and Datuk Lee Chong Wei.

Intan Maizura Othaman, wife of MH370 crew member Mohd Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan, had slammed Chia for her insensitive and tasteless jokesabout the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.

Around 100 members of Umno Youth gathered near the US Embassy on Jalan Tun Razak on June 9 to deliver a memorandum in protest against stand-up performer Jocelyn Chia. - NST