MELAKA: The Melaka police contingent said that they have received at least seven police reports regarding a recent viral video of a Cambodian woman who owns a business in Johor Baru, Johor, where she claimed that Malays are 'lazy'.
Melaka police chief, Datuk Zainol Samah said that the reports were received on Nov 19 (Sunday) at the Bandar Hilir police station, the Kandang police station in the Melaka Tengah district and the Merlimau police station in Jasin from various sides and parties who took offence because of the one minute seven seconds video that has now gone viral.
According to him, they detected the video on Sunday which showed a Cambodian woman who uttered words that touched on the sensitivities of the Malay community by saying that Malays are lazy that was uploaded by a social media account on TikTok via two links.
He said that to date, police have received 14 police reports made by various sides, parites where seven were lodged in Melaka.
"The Melaka Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has opened an investigation paper under Section 505 of the Penal Code for the offence of making a statement with the intent to rile up a particular race.
"The case is being investigated under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act of 1998," he said.
Speaking further, he said that members of the public are advised to refrain and abstain from making any speculations and he advised them to be smarter, careful and more responsible when using social media channels and platforms, and not touch on sensitive issues especially concerning race, religion and the royal institution (3R).
Earlier, a video recording with a duration of one minute seven seconds showing a woman carrying out a live streaming session at a Muslimah clothing store went viral on social media.
She claimed that Cambodians are intelligent and hard working when it comes to doing business and trading compared to Malays whom she described as being lazy, though at the end of the video she did state that she was joking and apologised.