Perkasa lodges 25 police reports against Lim Guan Eng

NGO says CM's statement is akin to questioning the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang branch of Malay right-wing group Perkasa today lodged 25 police reports over a statement made by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on the use of the word ‘Allah’.

Penang Perkasa deputy president Azmi Alang led several Perkasa members in making the reports and called on the police to take stern action against Lim.

“We also handed over a memorandum to the police seeking action against the chief minister whose statement is akin to questioning the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who is the head of Islam in the country,” he told reporters outside the North East District Police headquarters here.

Several portals had allegedly reported Lim as having said on December 12 that the restriction on the use of the word ‘Allah’ as contained in the Penang State Islamic Religious Administration Enactment 2004 applied only to Muslims.

Meanwhile, 30 Perkasa members gathered in front of the Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak (Komtar), where the state government offices are located, to stage a protest.

– BERNAMA