Category: Malaysia

Malaysia: Muslim Sect Leader Gets 10 Years in Prison and Lashing for Religious Beliefs

Malaysia Muslim sect leader gets 10-year sentence
— Jakarta Post reports: “A Malaysian Islamic court sentenced a Muslim sect leader to 10 years in prison and six lashes of a cane Wednesday for spreading false teachings and claiming to be God’s prophet.”
— “Abdul Kahar Ahmad, 59, pleaded guilty in an Islamic Shariah court last month to charges of spreading false doctrine, blasphemy and violating religious precepts.”
— “He had been charged in 2006 but went into hiding for three years to evade trial before Islamic religious police tracked him down in central Selangor state last month.”

Malaysia: Muslim NGOs for punishing those questioning Malaysian model’s caning — state Sharia court decision must not be questioned

Malaysia: Muslim NGOs for punishing those questioning Malaysian model’s caning — state Sharia court decision must not be questioned
— ANI reports: “Fourteen Muslim non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malaysia’s Kuantan state have urged the authorities to act against people who are questioning the caning sentence of part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno”
— “They have also lodged a police report against NGOs that have asked the government to intervene to rescind the sentence, including Sisters in Islam (SIS) and Joint Action Group Against Violence Against Women (JAG), reports the New Strait Times.”
— “The group’s spokesman, Amidi Abdul Manan, said SIS and JAG should retract their statements and tender open apologies to Muslims for insulting Islamic law and the syariah court.”
— “The 14 Muslim NGOs include the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim), Jemaah Islah Malaysia Pahang, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia Pahang, Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association and the Islamic Welfare Organization.”
— “Amidi said they would file an injunction to stop other parties from questioning the decision made by the Syariah High Court here.”

Malaysia sentences another to caning under Shariah law for drinking alcohol

Malaysia sentences another to caning under Shariah law for drinking alcohol
— Nazarudin Kamaruddin
— Amnesty International reports on Malaysia’s “Shariah law”
— “Amnesty International has also called for the government to repeal all laws providing for caning”

— In Malay-Muslim heartland, caning wins support
— Reuters: “The end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan this weekend could see Islamic authorities in Malaysia carry out the country’s first caning sentence on a woman, a punishment that is fast gaining support.”
— “Although the penalty has been condemned by rights groups and is being reviewed by an Islamic appeal court, it is endorsed by conservative Muslims whose influence is on the rise in this multi-racial, Southeast Asian country of 27 million people”

“Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims”

Japan Today reports: “Malaysia arrests 9 Christians for trying to convert Muslims”
— “Malaysian police have arrested nine Christians accused of trying to convert Muslim university students — a serious crime punishable by prison in this Muslim-majority country, a lawyer said Wednesday.”
— “They claimed they were visiting friends, but a Muslim student apparently filed a police complaint accusing them of trying to convert Muslims, Xavier said.”

Malaysia: Abused Teenage Model Flees

(Malaysia/Indonesia) Teenage model who married Malaysian prince ‘flees abusive marriage’
— Manohara Odelia Pinot: “I’ve been treated like an animal. I’m like his property and I was in his room and whenever he wants to play with me he just goes into the room and plays with me. I’m like an object.”
— Manohara Odelia Pinot states she was injected with tranquilizers and threatened with torture
— Pinot says that “she was subject to a ‘daily routine’ of abuse”

—  April 23, 2009: Malaysian PM dodges questions about missing model
—- Her mother, Daisy Fajarina “said the last time she saw Manohara was when she accompanied the couple on a pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites in Saudi Arabia in late February”