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Straits Times (Used by permission)
PUTRAJAYA: Internal Security Act detainee Raja Petra
Kamaruddin will have to undergo religious rehabilitation at the Kamunting
Detention Centre.
Islamic Development Department (Jakim) director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad Sheikh
Abdul Aziz said the programme was aimed at enabling the faster release of Muslim
detainees.
He said Jakim was working closely with the police in carrying out the programme.
"We look forward to the speedier release of detainees after undergoing religious
rehabilitation."
Raja Petra, the Malaysia Today editor, was detained under Section 8 (1) of the
ISA on Tuesday for writing articles that were considered to have maligned Islam
and were malicious and seditious.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar had said after the
blogger's detention that his articles may have aroused anger among Muslims.
Speaking after the department's monthly gathering, Wan Mohamad Sheikh said
cooperation with the police would be intensified to make the programme more
effective.
On the warning by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department to anyone protesting
over the use of loudspeakers for the azan (call for prayer) at mosques, Wan
Mohamad Sheikh said people should remember the position of Islam in the Federal
Constitution as the country's official religion.
"Whatever actions they want to take must be in accordance with the spirit of the
Constitution. Together with the relevant authorities such as the Home Ministry,
we can take action against those who delve into the sensitivity of Muslims based
on the laws.
"If this issue arose due to a misunderstanding, then we should adopt a
harmonious approach in addressing it."
Selangor Islamic Religious Department director Datuk Mohammed Khusrin Munawi was
reported to have directed nazir (mosque official) and mosque committees
in Selangor to continue with the practice of using loudspeakers.
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I am keen to see the outcome of this brainwashing. I hope RPK would not buckle by this. They just cannot accept if others interpret Islam differently from them. It has to be their version of Islam. As far as I can read from RPK's writings, he had never undermined Islam. He is just being frank in his opinions of what Islam is in his mind.
It just goes to show that the situation in this country will never change unless someone in the government suddenly wakes up from their coma all these years and realise that the world has move on......
"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."
- Charles De Gaulle
Regards
Siti Zabedah Kasim