{"id":5886,"date":"2011-05-15T11:33:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T03:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buletinonline.net\/v7\/index.php\/2011\/05\/prosecution-of-utusans-298a-penal-code-2\/"},"modified":"2011-05-15T11:33:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T03:33:25","slug":"prosecution-of-utusans-298a-penal-code-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buletinonlines.net\/v7\/index.php\/prosecution-of-utusans-298a-penal-code-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecution of Utusan’s 298A Penal Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"http:\/\/buletinonline.net\/http:\/\/buletinonline.net\/v7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/nurulizzah.jpg\"We refer to Utusan Malaysia’s ” Malaysia, a Christian state” front page report last week, which alleged a Christian attempt to replace Islam as the religion of the Federation of Malaysia. The Utusan report was based on nothing more than postings by two obscure pro-Umno bloggers and is completely false. This widely publicised false accusation became a national issue and had the potential to cause racial and religious disunity
and disharmony. It should be noted that Utusan Malaysia has had a long and disgraceful history of publishing untrue and inflammatory news stories and opinions calculated to cause tension and disharmony. Despite the serious and criminal nature of these news reports and articles, no action has been taken against Utusan Malaysia by the authorities. Numerous police reports have been lodged calling for action according to the law against Utusan and the writers and editors responsible for the report. These reports have been disregarded.There is no doubt that Utusan enjoys this immunity from prosecution because it is owned by the ruling party UMNO and acts as its mouthpiece. Instead, Utusan Malaysia has been let off with a weak and perfunctory warning by the Home Ministry.<\/p>\n

By publishing the mischevous and unsubstantiated ” Malaysia, a Christian state” story, Utusan Malaysia has clearly committed a criminal offence under section 298A of the Penal Code ( Act 574 ). Section 298A prohibits the publishing of words that cause disharmony, disunity, or feelings of
enmity, hatred or ill-will; or prejudices the maintenance of harmony or unity, on grounds of religion between persons or groups of persons. The
punishment for this offence is imprisonment for a term between two to five years. Utusan Malaysia has committed a crime and the criminal justice
process of the country must be allowed to take its course, without interference from Utusan’s\u00a0 political masters. We call upon the authorities
to immediately commence criminal proceedings against Utusan Malaysia and the responsible editors and writers under section 298A Penal Code.

NURUL IZZAH ANWAR
VICE PRESIDENT<\/strong> PKR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We refer to Utusan Malaysia’s ” Malaysia, a Christian state” front page report last week, which alleged a Christian attempt to replace Islam as the religion of the Federation of Malaysia. The Utusan report was based on nothing more than postings by two obscure pro-Umno bloggers and is completely false. This widely publicised false accusation 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