Kelantan cops nab man alleged to have insulted Islam on social media

KOTA BARU: Kelantan police arrested a 35-year-old Muslim man on Monday (July 15) after he was alleged to have insulted Islam through a video post on Facebook.

Kelantan acting police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said a CID team from the Machang District Police Headquarters (IPD) conducted a raid at Kampung Bagan Chekok, Pulai Chondong, Machang, at 11.30am Monday after receiving a report that the individual had insulted Islam via a video clip on a Facebook account belonging to one "Saidinar Dina (Boss Dina)".

"In the raid, the police arrested the individual who was the suspect in the video that was transmitted and he admitted to uploading the video lasting four minutes and 14 seconds.

"The suspect is unemployed and tested positive for methaphetamine," he said in a statement here.

Zaki said the case was being investigated under Sections 298 and 505(b) of the Penal Code as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and also Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1995.

"A remand application against the suspect will be made on Tuesday (July 19)," he added. - Bernama