Dang Wangi police chief denies brother-in-law behind voice clip claiming state of emergency
Friday, 20 Mar 2020 06:38 AM MYT
Yesterday, an audio recording went viral on social media calling people to buy necessities because a state of emergency expected to be declared in Malaysia. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Mohd Fahmi Visuvanathan Abdullah today denied the claim that his brother-in-law was behind the viral audio recording claiming a state of emergency will be declared.“There is a man claiming to be my brother-in-law who is telling the public to make preparations to buy necessities as a state of emergency is expected to be declared.
“As the Dang Wangi district police chief, I strongly deny this and I don’t even recognise the man who spread the fake news. I urge the public to refrain from sharing and spreading this fake news,” he said. Yesterday, an audio recording went viral on social media calling people to buy necessities because a state of emergency expected to be declared in Malaysia.
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