THE Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) should promptly remove any content promoting deviant teachings on social media to prevent it from going viral, said Religious Affairs Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.

“Hopefully, with the fatwa, MCMC will act swiftly to take down these contents,” he told reporters in Putrajaya today.

He was met after the launch of the National Sahih Al-Bukhari programme by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Masjid Putra.

The 117th Muzakarah Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs, which convened from August 25 to 29, 2020, had decided that SiHulk’s teachings are misguided and deviate from Islamic teachings.

Na’im added that the placement of a cadre officer at the MCMC by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) would be done after a meeting with the commission on Monday.

“This cadre officer is an expert. Before this, MCMC officers would come to Jakim to address this issue, which delayed the process of removing content,” he said. – Bernama, July 22, 2023.