Be careful what you wear in Malaysia! This Korean woman may be in trouble.

Posted on July 20, 2014 by weehingthong

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The police are investigating the case of a Korean woman who was seen attired in a dress with Quranic verses printed on it at a supermarket in Ampang, KL, a photograph of which went viral on Facebook yesterday.

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Malaysiakini

4:53PM Jul 21, 2014

Probe on traders selling garb with Quranic verses

The police, with cooperation from Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry, are investigating traders selling dresses and clothes with Quranic verses printed on them.

Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said legal action would be taken against such traders in accordance with the law.

“Police and the ministry are in the midst of identifying such traders and legal action will be taken against them,” he told reporters after attending the Wanita Umno-uniformed bodies Jalinan Ramadan programme launched by Wanita Umno chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil in Kuala Lumpur today.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/269452

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Malaysiakini

4:22PM Jul 20, 2014

Cops probe Korean tourist over ‘Quran’ kaftan

Netizens slammed the woman for insulting Islam while some mistook the woman for ethnic Chinese and hurled racial slurs.
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Police clarification on Facebook that the woman was a tourist did not placate some as a debate rage on over the matter.

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“If someone is accused of trafficking drugs and is in possession of the drugs, they will be punished even though they were not aware.

“In this case, if Korean person wore clothing with sacred Quranic verses, it is still wrong in this country. Wrong is wrong.

“Is there no Islam in Korea? The whole world knows about Islam. This is a matter of religion, Islam is Malaysia’s official religion,” said one user Dyla Dz.

However, others urged reason, with one user Putera Alkiram stating: “The auntie is Korean. She does not know what is written on the clothes. She probably bought it for remembrance while on tour.

“Call up the auntie and explain to her that it is wrong, then perhaps she will understand. Don’t just curse her, it is not right”.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/269334

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POLICE PROBE KOREAN TOURIST'S "DRESS"

https://my.news.yahoo.com/video/police-probe-korean-tourists-dress-124300616.html

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NST

Police probe Korean woman who wore dress with printed Quranic verses

20 July 2014 @ 5:21 PM

Ampang Jaya Police chief ACP Khairuldin Saad, who confirmed the case, said a police report was lodged soon after the woman’s photograph appeared on Facebook.

“We lodged the report ourselves because no civilian came forward to do so and an investigation is in progress,” he told Bernama.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 298A (1) of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail term of five years upon conviction.

The picture, which went viral on social media yesterday, also showed a man, believed to be an Arab, seemingly scolding the woman. –BERNAMA

http://www.nst.com.my/node/15410

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The Rakyat Post

Sunday July 20, 2014

Woman with Quranic writing on dress Korean, not Chinese

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Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar says the woman in the photograph that has gone viral, wearing a dress bearing Quranic verses on it, had just arrived in the country and purchased the dress while in India.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20:

Initial police investigation found that the woman wearing a dress with Quranic writing on it was from Korea and not a Chinese, as earlier rumoured to be on social networks.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the woman had just arrived in the country and bought the dress when she was in India.

Writing on his official Twitter account, Khalid said Police had begun investigating the case of the ‘makcik’ (aunty).

“Dia Korean, baru sampai sini, beli baju tu di India. Biar kita siasat lanjut. Semua bersabarlah,” he had written.

(She’s a Korean who just arrived here and bought the dress in India. Let us investigate, please be patient everyone.)

Khalid dismissed allegations that cops were slow in dealing with the matter, adding that they were always aware of what’s happening and promised that action would be taken according to the provision of the Law.

“Ada yg @PDRMsia dpt ambil tindakan segera, ada  memerlukan masa utk kita bertindak secara rasional. Kami akan laksanakan tanggungjawab kami.

(There are things that Police can act fast, and there are things that require us to act rationally. We will carry out our responsibility.)

“@PDRMsia tidak akan bias. Semua kesalahan akan disiasat tanpa mengira bangsa dan keturunan. Kita semua perlu hormat kpd Sistem Undang2 kita.”

(Police will not be biased. Wrongdoings will be investigated without taking into account race or background. We must respect the system of Law.)

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