On Monday (Jul 20), the murals that were painted to honour our leaders who play an important role combating Covid-19 pandemic at the walls in Taman Cahaya Alam in Section U12 were found sprayed with red paint.
The murals featured portraits of the King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.
A CCTV Footage of the suspects who defaced the murals has gone viral on social media. The footage, which lasted more than 2 minutes, showed a car had stopped at an alley where the murals were painted.
According to The Star, Two individuals who believed to be women were seen walking towards the walls where the portraits were painted.
The individuals are believed to have defaced the portraits. In total, the duo spend about 10 minutes there before leaving.
Police have started investigations into the case after a report was lodged on the incident. They are in the midst of locating these individuals.
Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Baharudin Mat Taib said the incident would be investigated for committing mischief and provoking the peace through intentional insult under the Penal Code.