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Man nabbed for allegedly insulting Islam, as clips emerge of him being assaulted

39-year-old appears in viral video deriding Prophet Muhammad, religion

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 17 Jul 2022 4:02PM

Man nabbed for allegedly insulting Islam, as clips emerge of him being assaulted
Police say investigations will also be conducted into the individuals who beat up the man. – Social media pic, July 17, 2022 

KUALA LUMPUR – Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly insulting Islam on social media.

Serdang district police chief A.A. Anbalagan said the man was arrested at his house in Puchong, near here, at about 12.30pm today for investigation under Section 298A of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

“Investigations will also be conducted on the individuals who beat up the man,” he said in a statement today.

The man was arrested following a viralled video of a man insulting the Prophet Muhammad and Islam. Also being viralled were videos showing the man being beaten up by a few unknown individuals in front of his house. – Bernama, July 17, 2022

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