Woman remanded for breaching men's prayer room at Penang mosque

 

Police have remanded a woman who breached the men's prayer room at Jamek Ar-Rahman Mosque in Batu Feringghi and claimed that the voice of the bilal and the imam were too loud and that they were disturbing the neighbourhood.

Astro Awani reported Timur Laut police chief Razlam Ab Hamid as saying that the elderly woman was remanded for four days starting yesterday to assist in the investigation after her family handed her over to the police at a nearby station.

In addition, he said, the woman will be referred to a psychiatrist.

So far, the investigation is carried out according to Section 298A of the Penal Code, which covers causing disharmony using religion.

"We received seven police reports regarding the case, and we will also refer the woman to a psychiatrist because the suspect seems to have a mental problem," he said when contacted.

A video of a woman who did not cover her aurat (improperly dressed) and entering the men's prayer room indicated the incident took place at 10pm on March 12.

According to the mosque chairperson Ismail Din, this was the woman’s third attempt at expressing her dissatisfaction with two previous complaints made through letters sent to the mosque.

He said the woman claimed that the mosque’s morning call to prayer disturbed the neighbours who were sleeping. - Mkini