Cops on the hunt for foreigner for failing to wear face mask, lewd gestures at shopping mall

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have opened an investigation paper regarding an incident involving a foreign man who got angry and swore and made lewd gestures at a security guard after he was admonished for not wearing a face mask at a shopping mall in Jalan Ampang.

Wangsa Maju OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said an 18-second video that had been uploaded on TikTok and Twitter was detected on Saturday (April 16) and a report was lodged by the shopping mall’s security.

“Investigations are currently ongoing under Section 269 of the Penal Code, Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 and Regulation 18 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) Regulations,” he said in a statement Sunday (April 17).

He urged those with information on the incident to come forward or contact the Wangsa Maju district police headquarters at 03-9289 9222 or the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999 or the nearest police station to assist investigations. – Bernama