User:Villagepark/Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman

Probed for video on police brutality
Saddiq is an avid social media user and regularly posts about political and social issues in Malaysia. In May 2021, he was investigated by the Malaysian police for a video he posted on Tik Tok. In this video, he demanded for for justice for the late A. Ganapathy who recently passed away in police custody. Saddiq starts the video with the hashtag #justiceforganapathy and goes on to describe the serious injuries inflicted on Ganapathy that ultimately led to his death. Saddiq continues by saying "police brutality is a serious issue" and then he begins to list the names of the men that have died in police custody custody from the year 2009 to 2021. Saddiq then ends the video by encouraging viewers to "push for the IPCMC bill (to establish the Independent Police Complaints & Misconduct Commission) and to push for justice".

On 22 May 2021, the police brought Saddiq into the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, seized his phone and took control of his Instagram and Tik Tok accounts after being instructed by the MCMC to do so. According to Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri, the deputy director of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department, Saddiq was being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.

However, MCMC has denied instructing the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to seize Saddiq's phone, they merely "acted as a technical agency in assisting police investigation". Despite claims from Saddiq that this was a "politically motivated move orchestrated by MCMC", The MCMC also stated that they will continue to "provide assistance and technical recommendations for the investigation without any hidden agenda including political agenda"