PETALING JAYA: Police arrested a 38-year-old foreign national today after the Jalur Gemilang was flown upside down outside an office in Kulai, Johor, yesterday.
Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said the man has been remanded for three days to assist in an investigation.
A preliminary investigation found that the suspect has no criminal record and tested negative for drugs.
Rahaman said the authorities found out about the matter after coming across a viral video at 4pm yesterday.
He said the case is being investigated under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1963, the Minor Offences Act 1955, and the Immigration Act 1959/1963.