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Rapper detained in Malaysia after allegedly insulting Islam in video

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8 years ago

August 22, 2016

Authorities in Malaysia have arrested rapper, Wee Meng Chee, who goes by the stage name Namewee for releasing a video he produced that allegedly insulted Islam.

The rapper who has been in police custody for the past four days is facing police interrogation over the use of footage in a scene of the video said to depict a mosque in the state of Penang and of the words “Allah” and “Mecca” in the video.

According to police chief in Penang, Mior Faridalathrash Wahid, after a court in Malaysia granted a remand order, the 33-year-old rapper was detained, as investigation into allegations of “injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class” began.

Namewee whose offense carries a penalty of up to two years in jail, a fine, or both did not have a lawyer in court and he did not make a plea at the hearing or comment to reporters.

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