Kuala lumpur: An activist suspected of making a criminal threat against a man through Facebook has been remanded for two days from today to assist investigations into the case. The remand order against the 34-year-old man was issued by Magistrate Naeilah Nikrul Tarmizi at the Magistrate's Court here to enable investigations under Section 506 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Negeri Sembilan Police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad reported that the man surrendered at the Port Dickson District Police Headquarters (IPD) after being believed to have fled to Thailand since March. The police chief stated that a report was received from a man at 6.25 pm on March 10, claiming that he had been threatened by the suspect on the social media platform. Efforts were made to trace him in Kajang, Selangor.

The suspect was believed to have fled to Thailand via Bukit Kayu Hitam on March 9. He recently entered Malaysia through an illegal route at the Kelantan border before surrendering himself to the authorities.