KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Blogger Bakaq @ "Penarik Beca" was arrested by the Federal Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) under the Sedition Act for allegedly defacing the Royal Malaysia Police logo by replacing the tiger symbol with a barking dog.

He is also said to have removed or defaced the crown bearing the words Allah and Mohamed with the symbol of a star.

It is learnt that four plainclothes policemen arrested him from his Taman Greenwood house in Gombak at about 11pm yesterday.

It is learnt police also seized a laptop and a cellular phone belonging to the blogger.

CCID Director Commissioner Datuk Koh Hong Sun confirmed that Bakaq, whose real name is Abdul Rashid Abu Bakar, had been arrested under the Sedition Act.

He said police had obtained a one-day remand order to detain him to facilitate police investigations.

Bloggers described Bakaq as having contributed in revealing the hidden agenda behind the muzakarah (dialogue) between PAS and Umno.

They said that although the blogger was not affiliated to any political party, he is said to be a strong supporter of the PAS desire to form an Islamic Government that will be fair to all races.

His family and friends yesterday gathered outside the CCID headquarters in Bukit Perdana to show support.