Malaysian police arrest artist for allegedly insulting queen with Spotify playlist

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KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian artist was detained by police late on Friday (Apr 23) for allegedly insulting the country's queen by making a Spotify ...

Artist Fahmi Reza is best known for his cartoon depicting Najib Razak as a clown that became a symbol of protest before the former prime minister's scandal-hit regime lost power in 2018. KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian artist was detained by police late on Friday for allegedly insulting the country's queen by making a Spotify playlist that mocked comments on the queen's Instagram account, an arrest condemned by rights groups as a clampdown on free speech.

The posts follow a reported remark made on the queen's Instagram account this week in response to a follower asking if the palace chefs were all vaccinated. Fahmi was once sentenced to jail in Malaysia for portraying former prime minister Najib Razak as a clown, though his sentence was later commuted.

 

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No better than thailand les majestic law ya.......back to the stone ages.....regressing where the strong n mighty rule the earth.

When someone is above the law.

Don’t do that Malaysia please! You were the sole torch bearer for whatever little sanity amidst the onslaught of murderous desert cult’s medieval ideology in the South East Asia. Please wake up before it’s too late

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