Viral video of males who hijacked Merdeka118 occurred final 12 months, culprits had been caught and charged, PNB says | Popgen Tech

PETALING JAYA: Final 12 months the incident occurred the place a gaggle of males scaled Merdeka118 and had been detained by the police, says PNB Merdeka Enterprise.

The corporate in a press release mentioned that the incident occurred on Could 1 final 12 months and all of the individuals who took half had already been arrested and charged below Article 457 of the Penal Code.

“We want to reiterate that stunts like this are unlawful and harmful, and put in danger the protection of the catchers and the workers who work laborious on website.

“As such, it is rather disconcerting that unlawful acts that happen on our property are used for illicit business acquire and recognition,” learn the assertion issued on Tuesday (January 10).

She added that the corporate would proceed to replace safety measures appropriately because the constructing was nonetheless an energetic building website the place safety was prioritized.

On Monday (January 9), The Star reported that on December 30 a video was uploaded of a gaggle of males allegedly climbing the 118-story constructing.

The 7 minute 19 second video exhibits the group, whose faces have been obscured, scouring the positioning wearing building employee clothes.

As soon as inside, one member of the group was seen reducing via a tarpaulin that was blocking their entry.

The video confirmed them reaching the highest of the tower within the rain.

On December 28, it was reported that daredevil couple Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau had climbed Merdeka 118, the second tallest constructing on the earth, sparking security questions on social media.

Pictures of their hike had been uploaded to the Web and re-shared on Reddit.

Police had been investigating Beerkus and Nikolau’s declare and had been working with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Fee to confirm the authenticity of their video.