The private secretary to the sultan, Mohd Munir Bani, said today that mosque committees in the state were urged to exercise control over the hearses under their care.

“The Sultan does not approve of the hearses being used for other purposes, such as leasing it (to people) to stage demonstrations or other unrelated activities,” he said in a statement.

Munir said such abuse would only tarnish the image of Islam and Muslims.

He advised the authorities tasked with the supervision and control of hearses in the state to take note of the matter as instructed by the Sultan.