KOTA KINABALU, March 21 — A Sabahan Muslim convert was sentenced to six months in jail for insulting Islam on a Facebook page today. The 33-year-old property negotiator, Ricky...
PM Anwar affirms federal govt's obligation in fulfilling state allocations after PAS-led Terengganu accuses Putrajaya of 'cruelty' for oil payment arrearsA Sabahan Muslim convert was sentenced to six months in jail for insulting Islam on a Facebook page today. — AFP picKOTA KINABALU, March 21 — A Sabahan Muslim convert was sentenced to six months in jail for insulting Islam on a Facebook page today.
Sessions Court judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan in his sentencing said that cases like this should be severely punished as anyone could easily say anything through social media these days and although the law also does not prevent anyone from voicing their opinion, it must be within legal restrictions. Ricky, who had converted to Islam in March 2021, said he felt remorse and that he had deleted his post which was made on the Facebook page of the English daily New Straits Times on March 17.State Prosecution Director Nahra Dollah submitted that the accused act had caused uproar and disharmony in a multicultural society.
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