Malaysian police arrest student for desecrating Koran in viral social media post

Malaysia’s Communications Ministry has ordered an investigation and immediate action following a social media post showing the desecration of the Koran.Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the government strongly condemned the act, describing it as disrespectful, insulting to Islam and a challenge to the sensitivities of Malaysia’s multiracial society.He said enforcement action had been directed under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.“The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has been instructed to act swiftly, while coordinating with the police to take comprehensive and uncompromising action under the law,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.Fahmi stressed that any behaviour touching on religious sensitivities and threatening public order would not be tolerated.The post, uploaded on the Threads platform, reportedly shows a photo of a man stepping on the Koran as well as screenshots of comments said to be insulting Prophet Muhammad, according to The Sun.A man reads from a copy of the Muslims’ holy book, the Koran, at a mosque during the fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Saturday. Photo: EPA