KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Head of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (PPBM) Youth wing Armada, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, today defended PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang over his recent remarks that allegedly touched on the issue of race, religion, and royalty (3R).

The Machang MP said that unlike Lim Guan Eng, who recently cautioned against letting the "green wave” into Penang due to the alleged risk to religious freedom there, the PAS president only stated the facts.

"Tuan Guru has never run away from the police when called for investigation and always explained his statements to them. I think it is all backed up with facts. I was there when he said the same thing in Terengganu,” he said, referring to Hadi.

"It is unfair from our point of view when DAP is clearly playing up the ‘3R’ to Chinese voters. We always abide by the law.”

Earlier today, the police confirmed that Abdul Hadi is being investigated for the remarks that he made.

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) deputy director Datuk GS Suresh Kumar said the remarks allegedly uttered by Abdul Hadi is about how DAP is continuing a plan started by the colonial British to destroy Malay and Bumiputera supremacy with the support of Malays who have forgotten their roots.

He added that the investigation is under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.

Section 4(1) makes it an offence for anyone who does or attempts to do or makes any preparation, or conspires with anyone to do any act that would have a seditious tendency; utters any seditious words; prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale, distributes or reproduces any seditious publication; or imports any seditious publication.

Those convicted can be punished with a maximum fine of RM5,000 and jailed up to three years for the first time, and five years for subsequent offences.

Section 233 criminalises online content that is obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another person.

If found guilty in court, the offender could be fined of not more than RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or both.

Suresh said investigations are ongoing and advised the public against making speculations that could jeopardise police work.

On July 8, Abdul Hadi said that DAP is continuing the plan started by the British colonisers to destroy Malay and Bumiputera supremacy with the support of Malays who have forgotten their roots.

The Marang MP said that his party is also pushing for Malay unity to fight against efforts to destroy the Malay race just like what happened to the Native Americans.

He said that DAP has elected Malay spokesmen who have forgotten their Malayness and are neglectful of Islam as their religion, while also labelling Malays who defend their race and religion as racist.