Community leaders report defamation of Head of State, minister to police

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Two community leaders in Membakut, Sabah, filed police reports against a Facebook post falsely linking Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Arifin Arif to the death of student Zara Qairina Mahathir. The post also falsely claimed the student was the minister's child and the granddaughter of the Sabah Head of State. The leaders condemned the post as defamatory and potentially inciting unrest, urging legal action under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and the Penal Code. They also called on the MCMC to investigate and take action against those spreading the false information.