Four Arrested For Installing Jalur Gemilang & Johor State Flag Upside Down

Last year, our country was shocked to find out that many people were displaying the Malaysian flag, affectionately known as the Jalur Gemilang, upside down.

This put the authorities on edge as they saw this as an insult towards the country. Well, it turns out people are still doing it.

As according to Bernama, Johor police have arrested four people for hoisting the Jalur Gemilang and the Johor state flag upside down after warning the general public that this will not be tolerated.

Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that three out of the four detained were locals, a furniture factory manager, a human resources officer and a female logistics clerk. A Bangladesh national was arrested with them.

He added that the arrests were made following a complaint received from the public before an inspection found that two flags were installed upside down.

“The usual excuse given is to say that the flag was hoisted by foreign workers. As Malaysians, they should be concerned and the process of installing flags by foreign workers should be supervised. We can no longer accept such excuses, the factory owner should have known better as the company has been operating for eight years and we have been independent for 63 years,” he said.

Stay tuned for more updates. 

Also read: The Johor Police Just Warned Everyone To Not Disrespect Our Flag & Here’s Why