AG drops probe over '200 tahfiz schools closed' claim

The Attorney-General's Chambers has decided that there was insufficient evidence to charge those claiming that 200 tahfiz schools in Selangor had been closed down.

In a written reply, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said investigations were initiated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

“Investigation papers were referred to the attorney-general. However, the case was classified as...