The police will release writer Uthaya Sankar SB – who is alleged to have insulted Prophet Muhammad – after they failed to obtain a remand order against him today.
Uthaya’s (above) lawyer Rajsurian Pillai said magistrate Sharifah Muhaymin Abd Khalid rejected the police’s application for a four-day remand.
The remand application was heard at the Dang Wangi police district headquarters this morning, where Uthaya was detained.
“The police tried to get a remand order for four days, but I objected and the magistrate only gave them one day (remand) and so (Uthaya) will be released this evening at 6pm,” Rajsurian told Malaysiakini.
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The police had yesterday arrested Uthaya at his house in Shah Alam to assist in an investigation into a post on his social media linking the practice of polygamy with Prophet Muhammad.
The writer had taken to social media on April 8 to lambast actor Iman Zulkarnain, who was polygamous.
In his post, he was referring to a Malaysiakini report on April 6, in which Iman said he did not want to continue living a polygamous lifestyle.
Police Criminal Investigation Department director Abd Jalil Hassan had previously said Uthaya was being investigated under Section 298A of the Penal Code, a law that stipulates offences related to creating disharmony and disunity, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of communications network. - Mkini
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