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.
He said he received the fake news at 9pm tonight from his acquaintances.
“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.
The man also claimed that he was Mohd Fahmi’s brother-in-law. — Bernama
