Police detain Malaysian student over lewd remarks against Najib
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Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian medical student was detained for allegedly posting lewd and threatening remarks against Prime Minister Najib Razak on the social-networking site Facebook, police said Friday.
The 20-year-old studying at a private university in Alor Setar in the state of Kedah, 360 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, was brought Thursday to police headquarters, Kedah police chief Ahmad Ibrahim said.
Police seized a mobile phone and a laptop computer owned by the suspect, Ahmad said.
The student was released a few hours later but could be called back for further investigation.
Police did not release the content of the posts.//DPA
