Muslim preacher latest to be arrested for sedition

A 32-year-old Muslim preacher is the latest to be arrested under the Sedition Act early this morning.

Wan Ji Wan Husin, 32, a former committee member of Selangor PAS's Ulama wing and a vocal critic of religious authorities, was arrested in Shah Alam at around 2.00am.

It is understood that he was taken to the Selangor Police Headquarters in Section 9, Shah Alam, and will be charged today. The specific charge against him is yet to be known.

Earlier, he posted on his Facebook page that he avoided going home after being informed of a police presence outside his house.

Meanwhile, PKR Youth condemned the arrest.

"We are committed in demanding that the government listed to the voice of the people to repeal the outdated and cruel act. At the same time, we will also assist Wan Ji with legal aid if he is charged in court," said a statement issued by the movement's committee member, Zafril Eusoff.

Wan Ji (pic, right) has in the past spoken out against religious authorities in the country, and also criticised the Home Ministry's ban on the use of the word "Allah" in Malay-language Bibles.

He had also attracted controversy for allegedly making comments about Malay rulers, and was questioned several times by police.

Among others, Wan Ji had said the sultans could not be called the head of religion.

"What is even more wrong in Malaysia, monarchs are also called head of religion.

"If we use that term, it means the head of religion does becomes the religion itself," he told The Malaysian Insider in an interview last February. – September 10, 2014.


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