All quiet after media publicity as police take 'preventive measures'
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KUALA LUMPUR: The shutters have come down on a shop in Selangor selling souvenirs, T-shirts and other merchandise bearing words such as “Mujahideen cyberspace” and symbols of the terrorist group Islamic State and the Taliban.
The shop signboard had also been taken down, the Star reported, after media reports about the shop in Bandar Baru Bangi were published on Friday.
According to media reports, T-shirts inspired by Islamic State go for RM59, and stickers for RM5-RM10. The owner was quoted as saying: “I am doing this for Allah and if I am doing it for Him, I shouldn’t be afraid.” The merchandise is made in Indonesia.
Police have said background checks were being done on the owner and his family, who are from Sabah, and whether there were any links to militant groups.
“Even if the family does not fund any terror group, selling such merchandise could generate a fanbase in Malaysia and that’s exactly what we don’t want,” the Star quoted deputy police chief Noor Rashid Ibrahim as saying.
Noor Rashid said police were taking preventive measures. “We can’t just go in, seize the items and arrest the owner. We need to ascertain whether it is a pure business or whether they are funding any terror organisation,” he was quoted as saying.
FMTKUALA LUMPUR: The shutters have come down on a shop in Selangor selling souvenirs, T-shirts and other merchandise bearing words such as “Mujahideen cyberspace” and symbols of the terrorist group Islamic State and the Taliban.
The shop signboard had also been taken down, the Star reported, after media reports about the shop in Bandar Baru Bangi were published on Friday.
According to media reports, T-shirts inspired by Islamic State go for RM59, and stickers for RM5-RM10. The owner was quoted as saying: “I am doing this for Allah and if I am doing it for Him, I shouldn’t be afraid.” The merchandise is made in Indonesia.
Police have said background checks were being done on the owner and his family, who are from Sabah, and whether there were any links to militant groups.
“Even if the family does not fund any terror group, selling such merchandise could generate a fanbase in Malaysia and that’s exactly what we don’t want,” the Star quoted deputy police chief Noor Rashid Ibrahim as saying.
Noor Rashid said police were taking preventive measures. “We can’t just go in, seize the items and arrest the owner. We need to ascertain whether it is a pure business or whether they are funding any terror organisation,” he was quoted as saying.
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How about other religion supporters? Do give face for them?
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