Published: Tuesday August 13, 2013 MYT 10:37:00 AM
Updated: Tuesday August 13, 2013 MYT 10:51:59 AM
Resort owner who let Buddhists use surau remanded for 4 days
BY YEE XIANG YUN
KOTA TINGGI: The owner of the resort in Tanjung Sedili Besar here, who had allowed a group of Buddhists to meditate in a surau, has been remanded for four days.
He was brought to the Session's Court here at about 9.30am Tuesday before court registrar Hairul Azhar Mohamad who approved the remand order until Friday.
The 45-year-old, who is a Singaporean with Malaysian PR status, was arrested Sunday afternoon at the Tanjung Sutera Resort, 40km from here.
Police said the incident is being investigated under Section 295 of the Penal Code for injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class.
