Tuesday 16 July 2013

Kidnap and beating of man backlash for sex bloggers' actions, says IGP

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

KUALA LUMPUR: The insensitive posting by controversial sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee has led to a man being kidnapped and beaten by a group of men in Shah Alam.

“The motive for that (abduction) was revenge for what Alvin and Vivian did,” said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar at a press conference in Bukit Aman Tuesday.

According to him, their actions angered certain quarters, which indirectly led a man to be abducted, beaten and words written on his body.

He said police were also investigating allegations the victim posted insensitive comments on his Facebook page and Twitter account.

Khalid said the abduction happened around 3am Monday, where the victim, 24, was kidnapped by a group of men while having a meal with his girlfriend at a restaurant.

The group allegedly stripped the victim of his clothes and took him to a wooded area before beating him up.

They also wrote “Saya Hina Agama Islam” (I insulted the religion of Islam) on his torso.

Police arrested four men a few hours after the incident occurred in separate raids in Ampang, Bukit Jalil and Petaling Jaya


- The Star Online

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