Man held for criminal intimidation of Perlis Mufti

KANGAR, May 8 — The police have arrested a man for criminal intimidation of Perlis Mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin on a Facebook page, said Kangar Police chief Supt Wari Kiew.

He said the 40-year-old man was remanded for three days from yesterday to assist in the investigation under Section 506 of the Penal Code.

“The police received a report from Asri at 11.20am on Saturday at the Kangar police station, claiming criminal intimidation over a Facebook post,” he said, adding that the suspect hailed from Kedah.

It is learnt that the criminal intimidation is the result of dissatisfaction over Asri’s expressed support for Indian preacher Dr Zakir Naik.

Zakir’s Friday sermon at the Arau State Mosque in February had also elicited objections from some people. — Bernama

Zakir's Newly Converted Vinoth Kalimuthu

Article 11 Federal Constitution blocking us

Zambri it is sad to say Malaysia Federal Constitution is blocking us to speak Hindu religion to Muslim. But they can speak. It is purely racist. Please ask UMNO to remove if you have guts.

Article 11 Federal Constitution

Every  individual has the  right  to  profess,  practice and  preach  his  religion  or belief.  However,  Article 11(4)  of  the  Federal  Constitution  also  states  that  the  propagation  of  non-Islamic religions  among  Muslims  is  forbidden. This  article  aims  to discuss  both  the justifications  and  the  legal  restrictions  –  that is,  the  legal  provisions  –  that restrict  and  control  the  propagation  of  non-Islamic  religions  among  Muslims  in Malaysia.  This  discussion  identifies  three  justifications  for  the  prohibition  of  the propagation of  non-Muslim  religions  among Muslims  in  Malaysia. The  first justification  relates  to  the  background and history  of  the  special  status  and position  of  Islam  in Malaya;  the  second  relates to  the key role  of  Malay  Rulers in preserving  the sanctity of  the Islamic  religion  from  the  pre-independence  period to  the present  day;  and  the  third  justification  relates  to  the  nature  of  Islamic teachings  and  the  maxim  that  apostasy  is  a crime.  Legal  provisions  that  control the  propagation of  non-Islamic  religions  among  Muslims  are  found at  both federal  and  state levels.  However,  the  problem  of  legal  enforcement  and, in particular,  the  jurisdictional  limitations  of  the  Syariah  Courts  over  non-Muslims in Malaysia result  in a lack  of  implementation of  these  legal  provisions.