KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — A civil servant has been arrested by police for allegedly posting a comment insulting Prophet Muhammad SAW on Facebook recently.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the arrest was made after police received a report from a 35-year-old man on Tuesday.
He said an investigation found that the male suspect, along with two other users, had allegedly posted offensive comments about Prophet Muhammad SAW on a news post regarding Malaysia’s strong condemnation of the killing of eight humanitarian workers from the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations in an airstrike in Gaza on Saturday.
Following this, Razarudin said the 29-year-old pharmacist was detained and remanded for two days until tomorrow to assist in investigations.
“The case is being investigated under Section 298A of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998,” he said when contacted today.
Razarudin said police take any insult against religions in the country seriously, as it could affect harmony and public order.
Yesterday, National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang urged the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to investigate and take stern action against a Facebook account holder accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad SAW in a social media post.
Aaron said insulting any religion not only violates the principles of harmony and national unity. but could have serious consequences for peace and public order.
— Bernama
