PUTRAJAYA – Police have opened an investigation paper against former Kedah PAS Dewan Ulama deputy chief Syeikh Zainul Asri Mohd Romli for allegedly making a seditious speech at the Himpunan Kedah Berselawat event on Saturday.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said police had recorded a statement from Zainul as part of the investigation but he was not remanded.
“In the first meeting (with police), he admitted making a mistake and said he got carried away by the crowd’s response.
“However, I was told that investigations are continuing because there are complaints,” he told a press conference after chairing the 8th meeting of the committee on foreign worker management here today.
Representatives of Pakatan Harapan lodged a police report against the independent speaker at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Today, Zainul published an apology regarding the matter on his Facebook page. – Bernama, June 27, 2023
