Cops grill Penang deputy CM over Zakir report

Zaim Ibrahim Zaim Ibrahim Updated 4 years ago · Published on 11 Sep 2019 10:05AM · 4 Comments

POLICE officers from Bukit Aman questioned Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy this morning for allegedly defaming controversial preacher Zakir Naik.

The officers met Ramasamy at his office in Komtar at 9.20am.

The team will also question Bagan Dalam assemblyman Satees Muniandy later today over the same issue.

Last week, CID director Huzir Mohamed said police would call up several individuals, including a minister, who allegedly defamed Zakir.

Zakir lodged police reports against Ramasamy, Satees, Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran, Klang MP Charles Santiago, and former ambassador Dennis J. Ignatius, alleging they defamed him by taking his speeches out of context.

Zakir’s speeches at religious ceramah in Kota Baru, Kelantan, early last month, riled up Hindus and Chinese Malaysians.

But the India-born preacher, who has permanent residency in Malaysia, denied insulting anyone.

Zakir reportedly said Hindus here are more loyal to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi than to Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and that if he must return to India, Chinese Malaysians, whom he called “old guests”, should also “go back” to where they came from.

Zakir himself is under police investigation for insulting with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. – September 11, 2019.

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  • When it comes to islam, all other matters become less relevant and important. Any country allowing a PR status guy to preach controversial teaching and upset the sensitivity of the locals are purely STUPID governance. The level of abuse of Islam for political gains has gone wild and unstoppable. Its bcos educated and well to do muslims dare not speak up the truth that allow the selfish politicians and preachers to continue capitalise and exploited islam as they wish. After all, no muslim will or dare to speak up, whatever spoken is taken as truth. So I blame the educated and knowledgeable muslims for staying quiet. We non muslims are not in a position to question!!! If we can question, we would have done many times as some if the preaching are purely nonpigic and does not make common sense.

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • nonpigic=no logic

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • allegedly defaming controversial preacher Zakir Naik...
    Why our police force is wasting the tax payers money and resources?
    Just send that Indian crook back to india. He does not belonging to this country. If it us defamation then he should just take up a civil case to sue.

    Posted 4 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • Our taxpayers money r gone as pdrm is focusing on a pr guy making a police report towards a malaysian. Ph is not firm enuf in doing the governance job.

    Posted 4 years ago by Chong Choong Kian · Reply