Ultraman Banned while Perkasa Rules

                          

The Home Ministry has done what countless monsters and space aliens could not: Vanquish Ultraman.

According to a report by national news agency Bernama today, the ministry issued a ban on the publication of the Bahasa Malaysia edition of the comic book, “Ultraman the Ultra Power”, for allegedly containing elements detrimental to public order.

“It is an offence under Section 8 (2) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 for any person to print, import, produce, reproduce, publish, sell, distribute, offer to sell or have in his possession for any such purpose the banned publication,” the ministry said in a statement.

The statement was not yet available on the ministry’s website this evening, but an official verified the ban when contacted by The Malay Mail Online today.

"Yes, KDN has banned the book ‘Ultraman the Ultra Power’," the official said in a brief text message. KDN is the Malay acronym for the Home Ministry.

The ministry added that a gazette was issued on February 18 banning the comic that is published by Resign Publications and printed by Network Printers.

It is unclear what aspect of the comic had led to the ban.

Ultraman is a fictional Japanese superhero who fights “Kaiju” (monsters), and first appeared on television in the 1960s.

It later gained popularity worldwide, including in Malaysia, leading to localised versions of the TV series   and comic books.

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Executive Editor

QUICK TAKE: Perkasa has upped its anti-national unity ante with a disgraceful “attack” at the
Palace of Justice while the court was hearing a controversial “Allah” case.

Showing little respect for law and justice, the 1,000-strong Perkasa bigots turned unruly with
many trying to breach the police barrier and enter the court building.

Amid the shouting, screaming and fracas, a microphone and a water bottle were flung at the 
glass door of the entrance to the building in Putrajaya on March 5.

The unprecedented action of the Malay rights group has left many wondering whether it was
extending its acts of intimidation to the judiciary.

Perkasa is infamous for its inflammatory protests directed mainly at non-Malays and
non-Muslims.

Soon after the fracas at the court premises, seven judges reserved judgment indefinitely after
hearing an application for leave by the Catholic weekly the Herald to appeal against the ban
on it using “Allah” to refer to God in Malay.

Malaysian Insider reported: “Earlier, it was understood that Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali 
had urged the crowd to move towards the main glass door.

“The crowd was 4m from the main door as police stood guard. Ibrahim said that the crowd 
advanced towards the main glass door of the Palace of Justice as they had got word that 
Catholic Church lawyers questioned why the use of the word ‘Allah’ by Christians was being 
made an issue now when it had been in use in the weekly Herald for 14 years prior to 2009.

“The supporters heard that this was the submission made by the Catholic Church lawyer, so 
they got upset.” He added that no one had instructed them to advance.

Ibrahim, however, questioned how those supporting the Catholic Church's cause were 
allowed into the building, while Muslim supporters had to stay outside.

"The people from Comango (Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process) are all 
inside having tea. How is it that they are allowed in?

"They are not even a registered body, whereas we are," he said, referring to Perkasa.

Isma vice-president Abdul Rahman Mat Dali said that while he respected that the court 
would need more time to decide on the matter, the Muslim community might be unhappy 
that the case has dragged on.

He said that he expected religious tension to continue for the time being.

According to a Malay Mail (MM) online report, the waiting proved unbearable for the Perkasa
protesters. After a peaceful start, they tried to push their way into the court building but were
held back by police.

MM online reported: “Some within the group called out threats that non-Muslims would 
suffer the consequences if they threatened Islam. Others took to race baiting.”

Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria chaired a seven-man bench to hear the leave application.

Sitting with Arifin were Tan Sri Raus Sharif, Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin, Tan Sri
Richard Malanjum, Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar, Datuk Zainun Ali and Datuk Jeffrey Tan
Kok Hwa.

The church had submitted 26 questions on the constitution, administrative law as well as
the power of the court to allow the Home Minister to ban the use of a theological word.

The questions were part of the application filed by lawyers for the church, seeking leave to
appear before the Federal Court to challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the “Allah” issue.

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ME THINK THAT MURDERER FUCK UP IS GOING TO DESTROY THIS COUNTRY BY 
NOT BANNING PERKASA.