GEORGE TOWN: A video of a man grumbling over alleged mistreatment at the Penang Road Transport Department (RTD) has gone viral on Facebook.
The six-minute video posted on the Malaysian Crime Awareness Campaign page showed the unidentified man ranting over his inability to renew his road tax.
He claims that he bought a used car worth RM78,000 which had a tampered chassis identification number.
The man claims that a mechanic had "accidentally" changed it.
He goes on to say that his car was then apparently impounded by the RTD and was subsequently used by another person, despite it being impounded.
After approaching the RTD office in Batu Uban here to "reclaim" his car, he was told it was not possible.
"I am worried if the car could be used for illegal activities," he was heard saying in the video.
A Penang RTD spokesman said the owners claims were not true and the car was returned to the owner.
"The man's claims were false and had painted RTD in a bad light. Police are investigating the man in the video," the spokesman said.
RTD has since lodged a police report over the video.
