261 police reports lodged on religious insults, says IGP

261 police reports lodged on religious insults, says IGP

150 reports were lodged against a preacher, 73 on the Era FM radio presenters and 38 reports against two people for their videos.

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Police have submitted an investigation paper on the Era FM radio presenters’ case, said IGP Razarudin Husain. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
Police have received 261 reports regarding religious insults throughout the country so far, Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said.

Of the total, 150 reports were lodged against a preacher, 73 on the Era FM radio presenters’ case, and 38 reports against two people who allegedly made insulting remarks about Islam in two separate videos, he said.

The latest report was from a 48-year-old in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, about a preacher’s remarks about the Hindu religion.

Razarudin said the complainant claimed that the preacher had drawn an unfavourable comparison between the radio presenters’ incident and the death of firefighter Adib Mohd Kassim in the vicinity of a Hindu temple in Seafield, Selangor in November 2018.

A statement has been recorded from the preacher and the investigation paper is being completed before it is referred to the Attorney-General’s Chambers on Tuesday, he said.

The investigation paper on the three radio presenters was submitted on Thursday.

He said the police have yet to obtain information about a man believed to be in Melbourne, Australia, who made insulting remarks about Islam in a video clip.

“Checks on his movements in and out (of the country) have yet to be obtained from the immigration department,” he said.

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