Tuesday January 3, 2006
Four held for suspected involvement in Black Metal culture released on bail
KUALA LUMPUR: Four men, detained on New Year's eve for suspected involvement in Black Metal culture, have been released on bail.
They were among 380 people, including 70 women, picked up during a police raid on drugs and licence-related offences at Paul's Place in Jalan Klang Lama here on Saturday night.
All were released the next day, while the four in their 20s and 30s were remanded until yesterday.
Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim said three of the men were detained for allegedly selling T-shirts and distributing pamphlets without permits, and the fourth for operating a public entertainment outlet without a licence.
ACP Mohd Dzuraidi said they would be charged with offences under the Printing Act and Entertainment Act.
“The raid was conducted because we were tipped off that there was a Black Metal gathering at the venue.”
He said police seized pamphlets and clothes that contained elements of pornography and violence.
About 50 people, including friends of the four and concerned parties, had gathered outside the Brickfields station yesterday urging police to release the four.
At a press conference yesterday, engineering consultant Rafil Elyas said those who attended the New Year event were musicians and fans “who do not do drugs, drink alcohol or get involved in immoral activities.”
Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said those detained were not Black Metal followers.
“We do not indulge in Satanism or illegal activities. We know what we are doing,” he said.
Meanwhile, a representative of a recording company said they would prepare a memorandum to be submitted to the Human Rights Commission.
Those who want to sign the memorandum can do so at the KL Performing Arts Centre on Saturday.
In Kangar, 41 youths spent New Year's day in a lock-up for rowdy behaviour and trying to obstruct the police from carrying out their duties.
They were fined RM100 each by a Kangar magistrate’s court yesterday.
They were arrested at the Kuala Perlis coastal road during an anti-crime operation minutes before the new year.
State traffic officer Chief Insp Roslan Ahmad said those detained were aged between 17 and 25 years old.
He said the youths had earlier gathered along the road to watch illegal races held in conjunction with the celebrations.
“The police repeatedly told the crowd to disperse but they refused to budge. They then became unruly, so we detained them for questioning,” he added.
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