Malaysian authorities have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative remarks on Facebook about the royal family of a southern state, his brother said on 4 November.

Ahmad Abd Jalil was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on 2 November but handed to police in Johor where he may have to beg forgiveness from the sultan, according to his brother. Ahmad’s arrest is at least the third in two years related to the Johor royal house.

The Facebook user was arrested under the Sedit...