The SA Police Service has ordered an investigation into finding out who insulted the Islamic Prophet Muhammad on Friday in Pretoria.
In a statement on Saturday evening, the Council of Muslim Theologians Jamiatul Ulama also said they had been left “appalled” at what they had seen in a video being widely circulated since Friday after the SAPS stormed a prayer gathering and arrested 17 men. The police can be heard chastising the group, and informing them they are all under arrest. One man who appears to explain something in mitigation is told, “You are an adult,” along with being told that they are blatantly ignoring a measure decided on by the president of the country.
“Apart from the verbal abuse which is demeaning of the name of the Prophet Muhammad , the SAPS officers are also seen entering the prayer room in their heavy boots. Such images are distressing to Muslims who consider prayer places sacred and entered upon only without shoes.”
Government ought to get its priorities right! Stop the monotonous prosecution of the Black African majority and start with Gareth Cliff, John Steenhuisen and other apologists of white minority rule in the Western Cape and the maintenance of white privilege generally.
This is to insult other religions and cultures.
BS this what about isgubu samazion and the remarks there Saps
Sick
What is special about that they are being bitten in their own countries were this religion came from Mohammed my foot
It was not demeaning when they were spilling utshwala besintu in black people's yards eh?
Money and energy should be directed to fighting COVID, not these stupid comics
The kind of disrespect that we have to endure from the ANC government is on another level just a few weeks ago the police were throwing away inyama yomsebenzi and there was no inquiry now the Muslim feels disrespected then there is an inquiry
Because they r black?
Why ?
I mean SAPoliceService officers have been arresting people in all sorts of gatherings since the lockdown started and no inveatigation was ever launched. What was the demeaning remark?
Who the fuck is Muhammad? We dont know him..so foseek
I heard the president being demeaned in that video by people who've deliberately broken the law
This fucken Muslims think just because they blow themselves us for this Mohammed we should all fear them. To hell with them and their Mohammed
Roland74141844 And what about Trevor Noah ?
the writer of this article was emotional and portraying a non existing message
Mina ngihamba naPoyisa, fok asalaam maleikom
Luckily he didn’t say anything disparaging about Jesus! 🙄🙄🙄
They don't probe murders they probe a fucken false prophet incident.
This bull. How many pastors were arrested for contravention of the lockdown regulations. Mahomed must fall. If he is the one who teaches people to disobey country rules
So unfair to our police, they do so much but condemned so vicious
Sounds like victimisation of the police officer.. he did his job by arresting law breakers.. he asked questions.. or made remarks...really😨😨
See now you're distrusting or saps from doing their work?... What is muha-mad even? 🤷♂️
Why, we don’t have any blasphemy laws in this country.
Garbage...what makes people of Islamic faith think they are special and can't be touched? Police did the same in the EC. Whats unique about this one...popycock...
Yikes
I wonder would they have been any investigation if the police officer had said the same thing about Jesus.
Why there is no probe when police do this to black people. Why such a speed to do a probe. South Africa is an unequal society. Police abuse black people everyday and no probe. This is nonsense.
This is bullshit
The name of Jesus is misused on a daily basis. I have never seen nor heard police officers rebuke it. Too many things are wrong with that arrest, it is not just the used of Mr Prophet Mohammad’s name.
Double standards 😭
This is not it.
The police men nd women are us nd we are the police officials of this country. Ramadan/ no Ramadan. Jesus Christ/ no Jesus Christ. God/ no God. Ancestors/ no ancestors. Utterance/ no utterances policing must stand. Job well done!!! Let's not lie to ourselves and threatens police
Mohammed is not above SA Constitution... The law need to be respected not beliefs 😩😩😩
Injury to 1 is injury to all
🤔😏
Indians think they're special🤦🏿♂️
SibsMacd Handsoff our SAPoliceService stay home.
No one is above the law.
SAPoliceService when are you gonna probe pastors for demeaning our ancestors?
I agree such members must be investigated but where was SAPS investigation when cops insulted our ancestors by throwing away traditional offerings like umqombothi?
Signs of unprofessionalism, ill-discipline and gangster-like behavior bedevilling both SAPS and SANDF!👮♀️👮♂️
Demeaning? Who is he? What's special about this Muhammad?
So the police were supposed to stop outside, take of their boots and entered the building to make an arrest?
Asking if Mohamed is bigger than the president is demeaning? 🙄
This is crazy..who is Muhammad ? Is he oir creator...SAPoliceService stop your nonsense
Please do not infringe on people's freedom of speech
We are led by clowns
Thats a waste of money.
zwide_thande 😁
Thats not the issue here, Church and Islam for 500years they have been making demeaning remarks against our spirituality.
Our President is more important than any religion now.He is leading the fight against Covid 19 and certainly no one's God is.People who break the regulations should face the law and the wrath of the people.If the Muslim Council was looking for sympathy,you certainly wont get mine
There is no need for that my opinion
Who the fuck is that?
If that's the case then all other cases should be probed. We need to protect our men n women in uniform. SAPoliceService SANDFCorpEvents . We cant have a state where those working g hard a crucified n made sacrificial lambs because of 2 racists that disguised as journalists
I hope GenBheki_Cele will condemn all media reports cos ain't nothing special about Muslims over Christianity... If Christians can observe Gov laws and regulations, why can't Muslim follow suite?
This is pure racism and discrimination does this implies that other religions are superior. Why are they not addressing that people are contravening the lockdown regulations
My friend people have freedom of speech, so nothing is special there. Muhammad was a human he died so why probe someone who is already an ancestor, have you ever probed okuloyayo
Mine I’m happy, not because of the Muhammad but because this thing of cops recording and posting everything they do is finally working against them!
Nkanyiso_ngqulu Noone is talking about how the officers risked their lives put in danger by those worshippers breaking the law, and they're being persecuted
This is not Arabia it’s doesn’t matter.
NjabuloMKH1 Yey nina SAPoliceService musani ukudakwa la. Iprobe yokunuka yini, naye uMuhamed lowo must adhere to our laws
Really, SAPS has time neh, really? So then what? Suspend a man for asking if they thought another man was more important than another man.. FACT: a law was broken and not by the officers 😒
Borchie_09129 Yes I'm not a Muslim n yes I'm highly disgusted at what she said.. Shows her mantality... Ay no this is bad very bad can u go around comparing a president and a profit?
Y.....whats so special abt Muslims
SAPoliceService we are not an Islamic state. Jesus Christ, ancestors or whatever deities people believe in are insulted daily. Stop this.
Crazy, really crazy Even Jesus is being mocked all the time
54Battalion can we stop this leadership
SAPoliceService please don't allow muslims to rule our country I want to go to church,but because i follow the regulations of this lockdown i can't. What so special about them Don't allow yourself to be used by this culture. No probe for our officers who was doing their job
Is it crime to talk about Muhammad ?
What probe, is Muslim more special than other religious groups? What are they doing there during lockdown?
I agree that they were rightfully arrested but our cops r here to serve and protect not to demean & disrespect anybody's religion. Know the difference.
We are slowly losing our country to foreigners. So now we are going to be forced to respect muhamad. What the fuck is muhamad
Lol they are trying to nurse your ego xem. Go to the nearest hell.
Muhammed must go back to where he belongs, in Jesus name, go back now!
These are bad Muslims defying promulgated laws putting everyone at risk, there shld be no kid gloves or preferential treatment for any religion under lockdown arrest them & remind them they are breaking the law.
The Muslims are expecting the police to take off the boots before enforcing the law. The Muslims should just respect the law if they don't want to be disrespected. Two way street.
Awuh kahleni bo
They should have left a pig in that church and be charged for something of a great value😡
Those people were breaking the law, they were not supposed to be there from the first place. The government must protect those police officers, the fact that those people broke Covid19 rules and went to the Mosque they are criminals.
GUNFRIENDLY_SA Why? If it was demeaning words against Christians it would be a non issue. What makes child molester Mohammed and muslims so special?
What was demeaning in what the Policeman said or asked? Ska la re bora tuu. Leave our Policemen alone. SAPoliceService GenBheki_Cele
Muslims were wrong poor police men must run after adults
South Africa is not a Muslim State South Africa is not a Muslim State South Africa is not a Muslim State South Africa is not a Muslim State South Africa is not a Muslim State
Why?.
They were supposed to be muuuurd hard
Good
What makes Muslim /Muhammad so special they must obey the law of this country finish & Klaar
I have seen food in big pots meant for ancestral ceremonies thrown onto the ground, I have Pastors arrested, congregants stopped while praying and told to stop what they were doing there has been no probes, no front pages condemnation. Ja neh! Others are more equal than others.
Marete a Muhammad🍒
They must go and practice those things of theres somewhere and not here.our police wont be dictated as to how to operate by criminals who doesnt respect be law of the republic
Nonsense,they were doing their job,why should they take off their boots before entering there?,if those Muslims didn't break the law then the police wouldn't have entered there,you think your religion is more important than the others.
SAPoliceService since when is it a crime to talk badly of Mohammed? South Africa is not a Muslim state. The Muslim are taking liberties
Who's Muhammad..
handsoffourpolice
SAPS is a joke then. No probe was ordered when traditional beer was spilt and meet fed to dogs. Kanti who's this Mohammad that even our police force is afraid of ?
Oh pleeaasee
Christians are not going to church so why Muslims should, there is nothing wrong of been Muhammad or Jesus, the problem is us who think we know them better, let respect ceaser to what it belongs to him and religion to what it ask us to do, this is 2 things we need to accept
How many times Jesus Christ has been demeaned but nobody has been brought to book?
That's nonsense demeaning
People use the Name of JESUS/CHRIST for all the wrong reasons..what Makes Muhammad special
Had it been black African we were not going to see urgent action against the police... Outsiders are rulers in this country.
SAPoliceService Management must never allow itself to be used by Muslims who refuses to abide by country regulations. That will be dangerous. No officer must be intimidated for doing their jobs.
poor officer being persecuted for maintaining law and order, and when they become demoralized we're so quick to say how useless they are? Come on Satafrika remember Religion and politics are a bloody good recipe for genocide and wars let's stay far away from that & beat Covid 19
See the power of the Muslim community, when police abuse natives nothing happen, but the do it to Muslim, suddenly there is a probe, and some officers are under threat of being suspended.
I reiterate the question asked by that honourable police officer 'Is Muhammed bigger than the President?'. Go to hell.
Who is Mohammed
Religion must fall
Fuck them, the cop was asking a question.
Hands off our police!
That police office should have taken off his boots to enter the mosque, perform his duty with dignity and not to abuse. He must be punished
Waste of government resources...
If it was about amadlozi and ancestors, was not gonna be a big deal. Who or what is Muhammad? 🤔
Why, what’s special about Muslims, they must obey the lockdown rules
Hands off our SAPoliceService , pray at home with your Mohammad.
These police are racist and will remain racist who cares
Sorry but every religion is important. If Christians cannot go to Church on Easter Weekend, them muslims can also make an effort to avoid mosques during lockdown. The law is the same for each and everyone.
First deal with those lawbreakers who are endangering our lives by gathering to pray and disrespecting our president.
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