THE police are investigating former Kedah PAS Dewan Ulama deputy chief Syeikh Muhd Zainul Asri Mohd Romli for allegedly making a seditious speech at the Himpunan Kedah Berselawat last Saturday. 

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said police had recorded a statement from Syeikh Zainul Asri 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 response of the crowd. 

“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 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, Syeikh Zainul Asri published an apology regarding the matter on his Facebook page. – Bernama, June 27, 2023.