Failure to act against vigilante groups encourages mob justice, says LFL
Rights group asks why no action was taken after a silat instructor and his friends tracked down a man who commented on the ‘Allah’ socks issue
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00:00 "The government's failure to act against vigilante groups will encourage mob justice in Malaysia,"
00:09 says Human Rights Group Lawyers for Liberty.
00:12 This comes after a 35-year-old man was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 12,000 ringgit
00:18 yesterday over a Facebook posting deemed insulting to Islam regarding the sale of socks bearing
00:23 the word "Allah."
00:25 LFL questioned why no action was taken after a Silat instructor and his friends allegedly
00:31 tracked down Chok Wai Lung and intimidated him into confessing, following the online
00:36 leak of his personal details.
00:39 Its director, Zait Malik, said, "While the government is using vague provisions such
00:43 as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act to prosecute people for social media comments,
00:49 it is not taking action against groups threatening and disclosing private information online."
00:55 He said the group should be investigated under Section 503 of the Penal Code for Criminal
01:00 Intimidation, Section 505(b) for statements causing mischief, and Section 233 of the Communications
01:06 and Multimedia Act 1998 for misuse of network facilities.
01:12 Noting Chok's lack of representation, he questioned what steps the authorities took to ensure
01:17 he had the chance to get legal services, especially given the case's high-profile nature.
01:23 Zait also said politicians, particularly those from UMNO, who have been exacerbating the
01:28 issue, should be investigated for their remarks, as they cater to overzealous bigots when it
01:34 comes to racial and religious controversies, despite the potential disastrous long-term
01:38 results it may bring to the cohesion of Malaysian society.
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