4 Arrested For Installing Jalur Gemilang And Johor State Flag Upside Down
Johor police have arrested 4 people for hoisting the Jalur Gemilang and the Johor State Flag upside down and warning that public that this act will not be tolerated.
Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that three out of the four detained were locals, a furniture factory manager, a human resources officer, and a female logistics clerk. A Bangladesh national was arrested with them. He also mentioned that the arrest was made after a complaint received from the public where 2 flags were installed upside down.
“The usual excuse given is to say that the flag was hoisted by foreign workers. As Malaysians, they should be concerned and the process of installing flags by foreign workers should be supervised. We can no longer accept such excuses, the factory owner should have known better as the company has been operating for eight years and we have been independent for 63 years,” he said.
He believes that installing flags upside down should not be taken lightly as the sovereignty and peace of the country should be preserved.