KUALA LUMPUR: Police have denied the existence of an arrest warrant supposedly issued by the office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia and being sent to certain individuals via WhatsApp and Telegram.
Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) deputy director (investigations) Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa in a statement said the arrest warrant purportedly involving the department's B-19 special unit is fake.
He said police had detected the distribution of arrest warrants sent to victims through WhatsApp and Telegram applications, claiming to be issued by the office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia in Putrajaya.
"According to the arrest warrant, an order has been issued to the police to take immediate action to apprehend the alleged offenders within 24 hours.
"The content of the arrest warrant also states that the High Court has empowered the police to execute this order.
"I want to emphasise that the 'arrest warrant' is fake and is a tactic used by scammers to deceive the public."
Rohaimi also said the arrest warrant also states that the detained offenders would not be allowed bail by any party, including lawyers.
He added that the fraudulent arrest warrant also informs that assets registered in the name of the offenders will be frozen and seized.