‘Superman’ Hew summoned to Bukit Aman
However, he has not revealed why he was called for questioning at the federal police headquarters.
PETALING JAYA: The man behind the controversial comic book on China’s Belt and Road Initiative has been summoned for questioning at Bukit Aman.
Hew Kuan Yau, when contacted, said he was hurrying to the federal police headquarters.
“Yes, yes, I am in a rush now,” he said when asked if he had been called for questioning. However, he did not reveal what he would be questioned about.
A Penang-based political activist previously lodged a police report against Hew for allegedly insulting Islam in a Facebook post in 2017.
More recently, Hew came under scrutiny over his 164-page comic book, co-produced with another artist. This followed news that 2,500 copies of the book had been distributed to school libraries as reference material.
Among those critical of Hew were PPBM Youth leader Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and Education Minister Maszlee Malik, who barred further distribution of the book at schools.
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Hew was also accused of racism for calling those who sympathised with the plight of the Uighur minority in China “extremists”.