KUALA LUMPUR: Two teenagers were detained on Friday to assist in an investigation of a secondary school student criticising the History paper for this year's Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM).
The video of the criticism has since gone viral.
Hulu Selangor district police chief, Supt Suffian Abdullah, said the 18-year-old duo were apprehended after a teacher lodged a report.
"The viral video on TikTok and Facebook showed a male student in his school uniform expressing his dissatisfaction with the SPM History paper.
"The student used vulgar words to criticise those who had set the questions and also insulted Singapore," Suffian said in a statement.
He said the district police headquarters criminal investigation department nabbed the students at their homes and also seized their respective phones.
"Urine tests for drugs on both suspects turned out to be negative and further checks showed that they do not have any past criminal record.
"The case is being investigated under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1995 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998."
Suffian advised the public to stop spreading the video, which could cause discord and confusion among the people.