The Kluang Municipal Council (MPK) had confiscated banners and flags surrounding a venue where Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin is scheduled to give a talk later tonight.

However, the items comprising two banners and 65 flags which were seized at 2am,were returned to the organiser at 11am, who has put them back up.

According to a police report lodged by Kluang Bersatu coordinator Radzali Mohd Noor soon after the seizure, an MPK official had claimed that the items were removed because Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim was slated to pass through the venue, and might not be pleased to see the banners and flags.

A video recording on the confiscation, posted on Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong's Facebook page, showed opposition supporters arguing with MPK officials.

At one point, a MPK official appeared to nod when asked if the consfication was related to the crown prince passing through the area.

Contacted later, MPK secretary Mohd Radif Kosnin refused to comment on the matter.