KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has launched an investigation into an individual over Facebook content suspected of insulting Islam.
MCMC said the content concerned the use of the word “lighad”, which refers to verse 18 of Surah al-Hashr, in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Budget 2027 speech on Friday.
“The content allegedly mocked a Quranic verse, causing concern among the public,” it said in a statement yesterday.
MCMC said it had recorded a statement from the individual to assist in the investigation and seized a mobile phone and an eSIM for forensic examination.
