Police arrest man over social media post mocking socks with ‘Allah’

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly insulting Islam via a social media post about socks printed with the word “Allah” found for...

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Criminal Investigation Department director CP Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said that the man was believed to be in control of a Facebook account used for the offending post.“We have obtained a remand order under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code for four days starting from March 21 to March 24,” he said in a statement.

“The investigation is carried out under Section 298A of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said.Mohd Shuhaily urged the public to be mindful and careful when using social media and avoid sharing any statements that involves the element of race, religion and royalty, which could jeopardise the country’s harmony and unity.

 

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