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Police investigate report on hidden camera in Kota Kinabalu homestay

23 Sep 2023 08:14pm
A couple from China lodged a police report after they discovered a tiny camera hidden in a socket in their homestay room. - Facebook
A couple from China lodged a police report after they discovered a tiny camera hidden in a socket in their homestay room. - Facebook

KOTA KINABALU - A couple from China lodged a police report after they discovered a tiny camera hidden in a socket in their homestay room here.

Kota Kinabalu police chief ACP Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said investigations have been started under Section 509 of the Penal Code after the couple's report was received at 5.27pm on Sept 7.

"Preliminary investigations were carried out at the site of the incident and several items were seized, and we are working on identifying the suspect,” he said in a statement today.

He also denied asking the complainants to delete their social media post on the matter.

He urged the public or any party who had information on the case to contact Kota Kinabalu police headquarters Criminal Investigation Division chief DSP Khairul Shah Peri at 011-26691994. - BERNAMA

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