KUALA LUMPUR: The family of murdered autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin lodged a police report after purported investigation facts regarding the murder case was distributed on social media.
The Telegram group posted what it claims is a record of statements taken by police from Zayn Rayyan's parents, Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and Ismanira Abdul Manaf.
The lawyer representing Zaim, Fahmi Abd Moin said Zaim's brother, Zhorif Ikmal Zahari, filed a police report at the Kampung Baru Subang police station at 6.40pm today.
"The report is to request the police to investigate. Firstly, to identify the validity of the information, and secondly to request the police to investigate who spread the said posting.
"Thirdly, to identify the (group) owner and lastly, to ask the police to investigate for violating the gag order issued by the court," he told New Straits Times.
Meanwhile, Sungai Buloh police chief Superintendent Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor confirmed receiving a report on the matter.
"Yes, a police report was filed by the family of Zayn Rayyan, around 6pm," Mohd Hafiz said when contacted today.
Earlier, Federal Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain had said police would collaborate with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to investigate the dissemination of purported investigation details linked to Zayn Rayyan's murder on social media platforms.
He said disseminating unverified information was an extremely irresponsible act and police would ask MCMC to block such posts and messages as they could disrupt the proceedings of the current and any future trials.
On June 13, Zayn Rayyan's parents were jointly charged at the Sessions Court with neglect of their 6-year-old son which may have caused him physical injury last year.
Zaim and Ismanira, both 29, pleaded not guilty before judge Dr Syahliza Warnoh.
The charge was framed under Section 31 (1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, and is punishable under Section 31(1) of the same, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
If convicted, they face a maximum fine of RM50,000 or jail not more than 20 years or both.
Zayn Rayyan was reported missing on Dec 5 last year. His body was found a day later, some 200m from the apartment block where the family lived.
On May 31, his parents were arrested, with police obtaining a week-long remand order the following day.
This was followed by a six-day extension to the remand order, at the end of which the parents were charged.