KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The police are investigating a video clip linked to an independent preacherwhich contains disparaging remarks on non-Muslim faiths and races.
Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Seri Abdul Jalil Hassan said the minute-long video has gone viral on TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp over the past few days and provoked anger.
He added that the investigation is being carried out by the Classified Crime Investigation Unit, Prosecution and Law Division (D5) of the Bukit Aman CID.
"The investigation is under Section 505 (c) of the Penal Code for making a statement with intent to incite or which is likely to incite any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community of persons, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988 on abuse of net facilities or network services,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 6) night
Abdul Jalil said the investigation is related to an ongoing case and police advised the public not to speculate on the matter as it can affect the investigation.
He said stern actions could be taken against any individual who deliberately threatens public order and security. - Bernama
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