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Malaysian Man Imprisoned for ‘Insulting Ramadan’ on Facebook
INN ^ | 9/10/2014, 6:46 AM | Ben Ariel

Posted on 09/10/2014 1:50:11 AM PDT by Olog-hai

A Malaysian man on Tuesday was sentenced to one year in prison for uploading an offensive comment about the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on his Facebook page three months ago, the DPA news agency reports.

Chow Mun Fai, 36, a construction-site supervisor, posted a comment linking Ramadan, the Devil and a bak kut teh, a local pork dish, in June.

He pleaded guilty to posting an offensive comment with the intention to hurt others’ feelings, under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, according to lawyer Ahmad Ridza Noh. …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: insult; malaysia; ramadan; rop

1 posted on 09/10/2014 1:50:11 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Thought Crime and 1984 has well and truly arrived......Life was so much simpler without all this social media intruding on everyones life.

Avoid Facebook and crap like that like the plague.


2 posted on 09/10/2014 2:13:33 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: Olog-hai
Chow Mun Fai, 36, a construction-site supervisor, posted a comment linking Ramadan, the Devil and a bak kut teh, a local pork dish, in June.

Well, if Chow Mun Fai prepared buk kut teh, then for a year, he gets no gud fud.

3 posted on 09/10/2014 2:14:44 AM PDT by Mark17 (If I have a son, I am going to name him Bill, George, Sue, anything but Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: sunmars

“Intention to hurt others’ feelings, under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998”

Something the Democrats will be proposing very soon.


4 posted on 09/10/2014 2:39:02 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot"d vo)
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To: Olog-hai

This is what happens when you let Mooslims invade your country. Coming to a neighborhood near you in the not so distant future.


5 posted on 09/10/2014 2:48:20 AM PDT by ImNotLying
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To: broken_arrow1
No Way from the Religon of Peace
6 posted on 09/10/2014 2:48:37 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: ImNotLying
That goes back to the 15th century for Malaysia.

And of course, so much for “Islam Hadhari” being “moderate” as the liberals claim.
7 posted on 09/10/2014 3:00:46 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: broken_arrow1

Honest to goodness, did these people never go through Kindergarten or high school....can’t remember how many times I got heckled when I was younger......

These Gov’ts need to toughen up and stop trying to control others.......

They will have you arrested next for breathing the wrong direction.


8 posted on 09/10/2014 3:06:35 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: Olog-hai

Who put the Ram in the Rama-dana-ding-dong?


9 posted on 09/10/2014 3:19:08 AM PDT by Ken H
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10 posted on 09/10/2014 4:32:32 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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