IGP Khalid Orders Probe On A Twitter User For Calling The MH370 Disappearance A Conspiracy

For tweeting that the MH370's disappearance was a "conspiracy" and not an accident, a Twitter user is now the subject of a police investigation.

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Following the revelation by DCA which officially declared the disappearance of the MH370 an accident and all 239 people onboard presumed dead, PM Najib tweeted his condolences:

To which, a Twitter user named Fazel, using the handle @ollie_mollie, replied to Najib's condolence tweet, saying that the disappearance of the MAS flight was a conspiracy and not an accident as declared by DCA on 29 January

Twitter is a place where lots of people say lots of silly things, and no one really bothers. But Fazel, for tweeting that the MH370 was a "conspiracy" and not an accident, is now the subject of a police investigation after IGP picked up the tweet and ordered a probe.

The Malaysian Insider is reporting that Fazel's account, however, has since been deactivated after a few other Twitter users challenged him to provide evidence for his conspiracy claim

Khalid said the tweet was disturbing and posted with bad intention

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

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The IGP has in recent times taken to his Twitter account to publicise certain cases, particularly those that involve the Sedition Act and criticism of the authorities, reports The Malaysian Insider

Meanwhile, Malaysians are angry at the DCA:

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