After police probe, Jais temporarily bans Zamihan’s lectures in Selangor mosques
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Muslim preacher Zamihan Mat Zin’s lectures are now under a temporary ban in Selangor mosques, and suraus or Muslim prayer halls from today onwards, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) said.
In a letter issued by Jais director Datuk Haris Kasim, he noted that Zamihan is currently being investigated by the police under Section 4 of the Sedition Act 1948.
“In relation to that, since he is under the Royal Malaysia Police’s investigations, therefore Yb. Bhg. Dato’ / Sir as the administrators of mosques and suraus at the grassroots levels are ordered to TEMPORARILY SUSPEND all lectures/tazkirah that are presented by ustaz Zamihan Mat Zin effective immediately from the date this letter is issued,” Haris wrote in the letter dated today.
In the letter, Haris had identified Zamihan as the president of the Sunni Organisation Malaysia (Aswaja) and also as the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia’s (Jakim) caderisation officer assigned to the Malaysian Prison Department’s headquarters.
The letter was addressed to the managers of all mosques and suraus in Selangor, as well as all district Islamic religious administrative officers in the state.
When contacted by Malay Mail Online to verify if the letter was authentic, Haris replied: “Yes.”
Police arrested Zamihan yesterday following controversy over his Sunday video lecture in which he complained about “a sultan” who criticised a Muslim-only laundry and made what was seen as racist remarks against the Chinese whom he suggested were unclean as they allegedly did not wash after urinating and defecating.
