Three plead guilty over deviant worship


Facing the law: (From left) Muhammad Suhail, Anuar and Azman being escorted at the Syariah Court in Batu Pahat. — Bernama

BATU PAHAT: Three men pleaded guilty in the Syariah Court here for being part of a deviant worship ceremony that was recorded on a video titled Show Puja Jin Batu Pahat (Worshipping Batu Pahat Jin show).

The ceremony also featured the kuda kepang dance, which Johor religious authorities have in the past declared as containing elements that are contrary to Islamic teachings.

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