Deputy public prosecutor Khairul Anuar Halim informs the court that the activist had travelled to Riyadh via Bangkok International Airport.
During proceedings before magistrate Hemy Annerina Haja Mydin, deputy public prosecutor Khairul Anuar Halim sought at least two months to enable Tamim to be brought before the court, Utusan Malaysia reported.
Khairul informed the court that Tamim had travelled to Riyadh via Bangkok International Airport. However, Khairul said it remained unclear whether Tamim entered Saudi Arabia on a tourist visa or an umrah visa, which allows for different durations of stay.
Hemy Annerina subsequently fixed May 17 for the next mention of the case.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail yesterday said the cops had tracked down Tamim in Thailand and were working with Thai authorities to repatriate the activist.
He said Tamim is expected to be charged with desecrating the trishul, a sacred Hindu symbol, at an old temple in Langkawi, Kedah, on March 8.
The charge, framed under Section 295 of the Penal Code for defiling a sacred object with the intention of insulting a religion, carries a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
Utusan Malaysia also reported that 192 police reports have been lodged against Tamim following a video showing him allegedly desecrating the trishul.
Tamim, who has been at the forefront of a campaign against allegedly illegal Hindu temples, claimed he was unaware that he desecrated a trishul, stating that he mistook it for a “rusty piece of metal”.
He said he was feeding some wild monkeys near a cave in Langkawi when he saw a sharp steel rod, and it did not occur to him that it was a religious symbol as he claimed the area was not a place of worship. - FMT
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