The office of Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin has denied social media allegations that it had appointed an Umno Youth leader as a special officer.

"The minister's office will not hesitate to take legal action against anyone who stubbornly continues to spread this fake news," said a statement by Hamzah's political secretary Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad.

The statement does not mention names but comes after social media was rife with allegations that Umno Youth exco Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris (above) had been appointed to the post.