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25 April 2017

The Star‏Verified account @staronline

Jawi director Abd Aziz Jusoh said that because of Ibrahim’s age and health, he was released on a good behaviour bond for six months and is to be monitored by the Federal Territory Mufti’s office

Raja Bomoh repents, says his rituals were pure drama

by rashvinjeet s. bedi

PETALING JAYA: Ibrahim Mat Zin apologised for his bizarre rituals, admitting they were pure drama and that he has repented for mocking Islam.

The self-proclaimed “Raja Bomoh Sedunia” also promised not to repeat his “viral” antics that have been seen by people all around the world and caused embarrassment to the country.

Ibrahim claimed that he was instructed by “someone” to conduct the rituals, although he did not name the person.

“I was instructed by someone to do all this drama to protect their own interests … When that person asked me to do it, I was the one who was at the receiving end.

“I slept at the Dang Wangi lockup for two days and in Jinjang for three days. I have repented, I promise that I will stop all these rituals,” he said at a press conference organised by the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) Wednesday.

He also renounced the “Raja Bomoh” title.
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/04/25/raja-bomoh-repents-says-his-rituals-were-pure-drama/#QwB4rqfYFwX6kOL5.99

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malaysiakini.com‏Verified account @malaysiakini

‘Raja bomoh’ apologises for stunts, claims he was acting under orders

…Ibrahim has repented and apologised to all Malaysians, both Muslims and non-Muslims, for his stunts.

The 66-year-old, who is often decked in a suit, also claimed that certain individuals, whom he cannot name, had ordered him to perform the rituals.

According to Berita Harian, he made the confession at the at the Federal Territories Islamic Department’s office this afternoon.

Present as his witnesses were Federal Territories mufti Zulkifli Al Bakri, Jawi director-general Abdul Aziz Jusoh and Jawi chief enforcement officer Wan Jaapar Wan Ahmad.

The ‘protector’ of Malaysia

Ibrahim, who was arrested in Johor last Friday, also pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 7(a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 for insulting or bringing into contempt the religion of Islam.

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/380278

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22 April 2017

The Star‏Verified account @staronline 35m35 minutes ago

Raja Bomoh released on police bail

Federal CID director Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh said police were investigating the case under Section 298 of the Penal Code for uttering words with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person.

“We took his statement and he has been cooperating with our investigations so far.

“We have released him on police bail,” he said when contacted by The Star on Saturday.

Jakim‏ @MyJAKIM 47m47 minutes ago

Raja Bomoh kena tangkap

FMT News‏ @fmtoday 7

Raja Bomoh arrested in Johor

ETALING JAYA: Police have detained Ibrahim Mat Zin, better known as Raja Bomoh, in Segamat, Johor.

Harian Metro reported he was believed to have been arrested at 2.30am in a hotel in Segamat today.

Why he was arrested has not been clarified yet.

Mysinchew.com reported that Ibrahim was brought to the Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur for questioning.

On March 20, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters that Ibrahim would be summoned under Section 111 of the Criminal Procedure Code after a slew of police reports were made against him for “unIslamic practices”.

He said Ibrahim’s antics had brought shame to the country and were against the tenets of Islam.

On March 22, Ibrahim failed to show up at the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim).

Jakim director-general Othman Mustapha said his department took the initiative to call Ibrahim for an explanation after video footage of him performing a ritual went viral. He however failed to show up.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/04/21/raja-bomoh-arrested-in-johor/

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23 March 2017

The Star‏Verified account @staronline 4h4 hours ago

Raja Bomoh gives Jakim the cold shoulder

PETALING JAYA: Ibrahim Mat Zin – better known as Raja Bomoh Sedunia – has failed to show up at the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) on Wednesday.

He had been summoned to give an explanation about the now-viral video of him performing a ritual on a beach.

“On March 22, Jakim took the initiative to call Ibrahim for an explanation about the viral video footage of him performing a ritual, but he did not show up,” Director-General of Jakim Tan Sri Haji Othman bin Mustapha said in a statement.

The three-minute video of Ibrahim – who is also known as, performing a ritual on a beach to protect Malaysia from a North Korean nuclear attack went viral recently.

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22 March 2017

Malay Mail Online‏Verified account @themmailonline

‘Raja Bomoh’ has yet to breach Islamic guidelines, minister says

“King of Shamans”, is being summoned by Islamic authorities to explain his conduct, but clarified that this does not necessarily mean that he is breaching Islamic medicine guidelines.

Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, the minister in charge of Islamic affairs, said investigations have to be first carried out on the individual whose actual name is Datuk Ibrahim Mat Zin, after his recent ritual that he claimed was to “fence off” Malaysia from any attacks from North Korea.

“However we are not saying that Raja Bomoh has deviated from the guidelines of Islamic medicine as claimed, but we have to investigate first.

“If the statement given does not follow the law, then it will be an offence and we will take further action,” the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department was quoted saying yesterday by local daily Utusan Malaysia.

In a separate report by local daily Sinar Harian, Perak exco member Datuk Mohd Nizar Zakaria said Ibrahim’s latest actions that had become viral had taken place in Terengganu and Kuala Lumpur, which meant those two states have jurisdiction to open investigation papers on the latter.

He said he was told the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department had already opened investigation papers to probe Ibrahim.

He said the Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk) had in the past launched an investigation on Ibrahim and sent a letter to his home in Perak, but said his family members and neighbours did not know of his whereabouts and he had failed to show up for the probe. This was before a fatwa issued after a 2014 meeting, he said.

He noted that the Perak Fatwa Committee had after a September 2014 meeting issued a fatwa or edict that any bomoh rituals and ceremonies conducted by Ibrahim with or without any objects whether for medical, bomoh or other purposes was against Islamic laws and haram, orf orbidden to Muslims.

Sulaiman Nordin, the village head of Kampung Bermin in Perak where Ibrahim’s wife came from, reportedly urged him to surrender to assist in investigations by JAIPk.

“This matter cannot be left alone because it hurts the feelings of Muslims, what more when the ritual was done by a Muslim bomoh,” he was quoted saying by Sinar Harian.

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/raja-bomoh-has-yet-to-breach-islamic-guidelines-minister-says?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#sthash.tSYDNxBa.dpuf

‘Raja Bomoh’ has a date with police

MALACCA, March 19 — The self-acclaimed ‘Raja Bomoh’ who performed a beach ritual to ‘protect’ Malaysia from North Korea’s attacks will soon have a date with the police.

Real name Ibrahim Mat Zin, the so-called ‘Clairvoyant Shaman King of the World’ will give a statement pertaining to the ritual in which he had used a bamboo cannon to ‘thwart’ other foreign threats or attacks.

“Enough is enough. Do not do silly things. His actions are clearly embarrassing the Malays. I have asked him to stop and use the Quran and Sunnah as guidance.

“Is there a necessity to ‘shoot’ using a bamboo cannon? This is polytheism. It is not in our culture,” said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.

He said the police had received several reports of ritual acts being performed by the individual who hailed from Teluk Intan, Perak.

He said the investigation against Ibrahim would be conducted in accordance with Section 111 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/raja-bomoh-has-a-date-with-police#sthash.QhsgRyHl.dpuf

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19 March 2017

The Star‏Verified account @staronline

Raja Bomoh says he’s been protecting Malaysia for 70 years

…Ibrahim Mat Zin, in all seriousness, claims that he has in fact been protecting Malaysia from harm for seven decades – from even before the country’s independence.

“I don’t want money. I pray to ring-fence Malaysia,” he told The Sunday Times in an interview, claiming to have turned 86 on Thursday.

“We don’t have modern weapons like (North) Korea. If we go to war with weapons, we will lose. But we use ancient methods to fence the air, the earth and the water, so that missiles will go missing and not reach Malaysia.”
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The best-known techniques of the Raja Bomoh Sedunia Nujum (Clairvoyant Shaman King of the World) include looking through bamboo telescopes and waving coconuts around.

He has been mocked by urbane Malaysians and criticised by Muslim scholars, who declared his methods to be haram – outlawed by Islam.

But Ibrahim insists his methods are in line with Islamic teachings. He cited the work of other Malay faith healers and medicine men over the decades, and claimed that government officials, including Malaysia’s first two prime ministers, had in fact requested his help.

He refused to disclose which officials requested his help in the MH370 mystery or in the ongoing row with North Korea over the murder of its citizen, Kim Jong-nam.

Asked about MH370, Ibrahim said: “The plane is in a parallel realm. It will be missing for 25 years before it returns, but the people may still be alive because the air is different, a month is like a day to them.”

He said this was the first time he was revealing this to anyone.

Despite outlandish claims such as these, Malay shamans like Raja Bomoh – who says he is a fifth-generation shaman – commands wide following in Malaysia.
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/03/19/mocked-by-many-but-bomohs-like-self-styled-bomoh-king-of-the-world-have-appeal/#XDEFx2eRqhMl4tiQ

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18 March 2017

TODAY‏Verified account @TODAYonline

‘Raja Bomoh’ wanted by Malaysian police, religious department

KUALA LUMPUR — Controversial shaman Ibrahim Mat Zin or “Raja Bomoh” is being sought by police and religious authorities over antics deemed damaging to Islam, said Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.

The deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said a warrant has been issued for Ibrahim’s arrest and he is also wanted by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi).

“Jawi and the police are in efforts of tracking the Bomoh since Monday to arrest and charge him for tarnishing the image of Islam,” Asyraf posted on Twitter on Saturday (March 18).

FT Mufti Zulkifli Mohamad yesterday urged Ibrahim to “repent”, after the latter again entered the spotlight for his antics purportedly to defend Malaysia against North Korea.

Ibrahim previously triggered controversy when he performed a ritual replete with coconuts and a “magic carpet” that he claimed would help locate the missing Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 in 2014.

Video of the act spread internationally and led to mockery of Malaysia.

In the latest incident, Ibrahim is shown in a video performing another such ritual outside the mortuary of Hospital Kuala Lumpur where the body of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is being kept.

http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/raja-bomoh-wanted-police-religious-department-malaysia-dpm

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15 March 2017

Malay Mail Online‏Verified account @themmailonline 2h2 hours ago

Raja Bomoh’s rituals ‘haram’, Perak says

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Perak state government has issued a fatwa declaring Ibrahim Mat Zin’s, otherwise known as Raja Bomoh, rituals as “haram”, or forbidden.

Local daily Sinar Harian quoted Perak deputy mufti Zamri Hashim as saying that action could be taken against Ibrahim if he conducted his rituals in the state.

“In fact, action can also be taken under the enactment against any Muslims or groups who become his members or followers,” Zamri was quoted saying.

“If such actions are done in other states, the authorities in those states need to take action because religion is under state jurisdiction,” he added.

The fatwa was reportedly gazetted on August 3, 2015, more than a year after Ibrahim made headlines in March 2014 when he conducted rituals to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The plane has yet to be found.

Ibrahim conducted another ritual recently, this time to protect Malaysia from a North Korean nuclear attack amid tension between both countries.

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/raja-bomohs-rituals-haram-perak-says?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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13 March 2017

The Star‏Verified account @staronline 50m50 minutes ago

‘Raja Bomoh’ performs ritual over Jong-nam’s death
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s “Raja Bomoh Sedunia” has performed another ritual, this time outside the National Institute of Forensic Medicine (IPFN) at Hospital Kuala Lumpur here over the death of Kim Jong-nam.

Ibrahim Mat Zin, who calls himself the Raja Bomoh Sedunia Nujum VIP, caused a media frenzy when he arrived outside the IPFN at 6pm yesterday.

He performed a ritual using sticks as binoculars while reciting prayers before leaving about five minutes later.

Rajah Bomoh’s latest Bomohian antics!

New Straits Times‏ @NST_Online 1h1 hour ago

‘Raja Bomoh’ appears at HKL, performs ritual for quick release of #KimJongNam‘s body
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By C. Premananthini – March 13, 2017 @ 8:40pm

KUALA LUMPUR: “Raja Bomoh Sedunia” Ibrahim Mat Zin is at it again.

This time the Malay shaman performed a special ritual outside Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) mortuary, where the remains of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was kept.

After a ritual on a beach to ‘protect’ the country from harm, his latest act today was aimed at expediting the release of Jong-nam’s remains.

Ibrahim, clad in a suit like before, arrived at the hospital at 6.05pm.

Armed with two bamboo sticks used as binoculars, he proceeded by reciting prayers in front of the mortuary before doing the same at an area where local and foreign media gathered.

After five minutes, he left the area.

Yesterday, a three-minute 18-seconds video, featuring him and his three assistants, wading in ankle-deep water at a beach somewhere, has gone viral on social media.

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/03/220416/raja-bomoh-appears-hkl-performs-ritual-quick-release-jong-nams-body

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para‏ @prjmldn Mar 6

Malaysia ada Rani Kulup
Malaysia ada Bomoh Hujan
Malaysia ada Jamal Yunos

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