CRACKHOUSE Comedy Club co-founder Rizal van Geyzel has been detained after videos of him touching on racial and religious sensitivities went viral, police source said.

According to an officer attached to the Dang Wangi district police station, Rizal who is also a comedian, was apprehended at about 1.30pm today.

“Police will apply for remand tomorrow,” the source told The Malaysian Insight.

Dang Wangi police chief Noor Dellhan Yahaya when asked to confirm the arrest said the matter is being investigated by Bukit Aman’s D5 classified criminal investigation unit.

Several police reports had been lodged against Rizal, including one by the Bersatu’s associate wing which alleged that he had insulted the Malays.

The probe into Rizal comes a day after a woman who courted controversy during a stand-up comedy performance was charged for insulting Islam where she pleaded not guilty.

Siti Nuramira Abdullah was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court under section 298A(1)(a) of the penal code after she was said to have caused disharmony among Muslims with her performance at the club in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on June 4.

She faces a maximum of five years’ jail if found guilty.

Siti Nuramira, 26, registered her plea after the charge was read to her before judge Siti Aminah Ghazali.

According to The Star, Siti Nuramira is expected to be charged in the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court soon.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Ahmad Marzuk Shaary said his department will not compromise on any actions that insult religion and threaten the harmony and unity of the people. – July 14, 2022.