NIBONG TEBAL: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has assured that police will conduct a thorough investigation after a journalist lodged a report accusing a man of lewd behaviour during a press conference.

Asked to comment on the matter, Saifuddin said this was the first he heard about it.

"If a report has been filed, I can assure you that it falls under the jurisdiction of the police," he said. "(They should) use the provisions of the law and handle the investigation professionally."

He made these remarks to reporters at the Bilik Gerakan Utama Perpaduan here.

According to the female journalist's report, she alleged that during Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's press conference in Sungai Kechil the previous night, she sensed unusual movements behind her.

When she turned, she claimed to have discovered a man not affiliated with the press corps engaging in lewd behaviour.

The incident occurred while Zahid was campaigning for PH candidate Dr Joohari Ariffin in the Sungai Bakap by-election.

Upon noticing the act, the journalist informed a photographer who confronted the man.

Meanwhile, Seberang Prai Selatan district police chief Superintendent Chong Boo Khim confirmed receiving a report on the matter.

It is learned the man has been picked up by police for investigation.

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