State religious department, police investigate viral aerobics video in Bukit Badong

 

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) is investigating a claim that an aerobics session believed to have taken place in Bukit Badong, here, had included elements that could be linked to indecent behaviour in a public space.

Its director, Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad (pic), said the probe was triggered by a viral TikTok video showing the activity.

"Apart from being clearly inappropriate, it includes elements that could be seen as indecent behaviour in a public setting or actions that may bring Islam into disrepute.

"The department is also looking into the incident, including the location, the organiser, and those involved,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Jan 18)

He called on the public to assist with the investigation or contact the State Religious Department hotline at 1800-88-2424.

Meanwhile, the Kuala Selangor District Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division has opened an investigation paper under Section 504 of the Penal Code, Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 in connection with the incident.

Kuala Selangor District Police Chief Supt Azaharudin Tajudin said in a statement that his department had earlier come across images and videos related to the activity uploaded on Facebook at 11.13am on Sunday.

"In the images, it was found that during the programme, there was an individual wearing a headscarf and a school uniform who was not wearing a skirt, while another individual was only wearing leggings. Initial investigations also found that the aerobics or zumba programme carried the theme ‘back to school’,” he said.

Following this, he urged members of the public with information related to the incident to contact the Kuala Selangor IPD Operations Room at 03-3289 1222 or any nearby police station. – Bernama