Malaysiakini reported that pig heads were thrown into the compounds of two mosques along Jalan Klang Lama, one of the major roads in southwest of Kuala Lumpur.
The heads were found at Masjid Taman Dato Harun and Masjid Taman Seri Sentosa both in Petaling Jaya and about three kilometres apart.
Petaling Jaya Selatan Member of Parliament Hee Loy Sian said two pig heads were found in one mosque's compound before morning prayers at about 5.30 this morning.
"It could have happened at around 5am," said Hee, who is at Masjid Jumhuriyah in Taman Dato Harun.
The pig heads were wrapped in plastic bags.
The heads were found in the compound of the mosques - inside the main gate of Masjid Jumburiyah and near the parking area of Masjid Taman Dato Harun.
He said 30 RM1 notes were found strewn around the mosque compound.According to him, a police report was lodged at around 8am.
Police chief, MPs at scene
Inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and a team of police officers are currently inspecting the scene.
Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah is visiting the other mosque, Majid Taman Seri Sentosa.
"I am warning people not to try and influence the situation and don't try to take advantage to raise the anger of any ethnic group," Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar told Reuters.
The mosques are located near Kampung Medan, which in 2001 was hit by an ethnic clash that reportedly left six people dead.
Khalid said police were working closely with local mosque and neighborhood committees to try and keep residents calm.
This is the latest in a string of desecrations of places of worship across the country in the past three weeks involving 11 churches, a Sikh temple, one mosque and two surau.
The attacks were triggered by the High Court's Dec 31 decision to lift a government ban on non-Muslims using the term 'Allah' as a translation for 'God'.
The ruling in favour of Catholic newspaper Herald, which argued for the right to use 'Allah' in its Malay-language section, was suspended last week pending an appeal after the government argued that 'Allah' was exclusive to Malay Muslims.
Police have so far arrested 19 people over the attacks, and a 25-year-old student was charged in court on Jan 15 with threatening public safety following a comment he reportedly made on his Facebook page offering to throw petrol bombs.
Previous incidences
This is not the first time pig’s heads are found in mosques or surau.
Exactly a year ago, a pig’s head, sliced into two, was found on top a PAS flag on the floor of the Universiti Malaya surau. A month before that incident, a wild boar head was found hanging next to a banner advertising an event organised by anti-pig farming group Majlis Permuafakatan Ummah (Pewaris) in Malacca.
The banner, which was hung on the fence of Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Balak, highlighted issues concerning the Malay community, including a pig farm in nearby Paya Menkuang.
Pig breeders in the area denied any involvement in the incident.
News courtesy of Malaysiakini
1 comment:
More specifically, it was wild boar's heads and not pigs of the type available in wet markets.
That makes a significant difference.
The plastic wrap is also an interesting issue. Why bother wrapping it ?
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