KUALA LUMPUR: Police will seek Interpol's help to locate controversial stand-up performer Jocelyn Chia, who recently faced backlash after a video of her poking fun at missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went viral.
Bernama reported that Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said an application would be made to Interpol to obtain Chia's full identity and latest whereabout.
In an 89-second video clip posted to one of her social media accounts on June 6, she joked about Malaysia being a developing country that is far behind and was once "abandoned" by Singapore.
Her joke, which also gave an obvious reference to flight MH370 that vanished on March 8, 2014, even drew reactions from several key figures such as Harith Iskander and Datuk Lee Chong Wei.
Intan Maizura Othaman, wife of MH370 crew member Mohd Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan had slammed Chia for her insensitive and tasteless jokes about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
Around 100 members of Umno Youth gathered near the US Embassy on Jalan Tun Razak on June 9 to deliver a memorandum in protest against stand-up performer Jocelyn Chia.
The group was led by Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh.