Political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque (Zunar) has been arrested for sedition for holding an exhibition on cartoons that allegedly insulted Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Zunar was also arrested under Section 504 of the Penal Code which deals with intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.

He was earlier asked to give a statement at the Northeast Police headquarters in Jalan Pattani.