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IPOH - The Malaysian police have arrested a local man for allegedly sending offensive comments on Facebook about the policemen who were killed Tapah district police chief Mohd Naim Asnawi said the man, aged 25, was arrested at a house in Masai, Johor, at 8pm on Sept 5, reported Bernama news agency. He said the arrest followed a report lodged on Aug 29 by the family of Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, one of the policemen killed in the incident. “The police confiscated a mobile phone belonging to the suspect who worked in a factory,” he said in a statement on Sept 7. Supt Mohd Naim said the suspect is now on remand for four days until Sept 9 for investigation. During the Ulu Tiram police station attack on May 17, Constable Ahmad Azza Fahmi, 22, and Constable Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, were killed. Another police officer, Corporal Mohd Hasif Roslan, 38, was injured by two gunshots to the shoulder and hip.