Miri school teacher under probe for insulting Islam

Miri school teacher under probe for insulting Islam

Police say two police reports have been lodged in Kuching and Miri after the teacher's comments on Facebook went viral.

Dev-Kumar
MIRI: A primary school teacher in Miri is being investigated by the police following his comments on Facebook that allegedly insulted Islam.

Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Dev Kumar said so far two police reports have been lodged in Kuching and Miri after his comments went viral.

“We have identified the Facebook account holder and we will be calling him for questioning,” he told Bernama when contacted today.

The teacher’s comments on Islam and the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem, a holy city for Muslims, Christians and Jews, as the capital of Israel, angered netizens.

Meanwhile, on checking the Facebook account, it was found that the Facebook account holder had apologised for the comments and expressed remorse for angering Muslims in the country, including his friends and relatives.

He added that he had also surrendered himself to the police.

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