Posted on 08/14/2014 6:05:15 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Police in the Muslim-majority country of Malaysia are investigating a Malaysian teenager for "sedition," after he "liked" a pro-Israel Facebook post.
The 17-year-old student in the northern state of Penang "liked" a post that read "I love Israel," and featured a picture of the Jewish state's flag, Penang police chief Abdul Rahim Hanafi was quoted as saying Wednesday by Malaysian media.
Abdul Rahim said that under the harsh police crackdown, the student claimed to accidentally clicking "like." Sedition charges can hold a three-year jail sentence in the Muslim-majority nation.
On the other hand, police also are investigating death threats made against the student. In response to the threatening backlash, he has deactivated his Facebook account.
The crackdown on the student comes as inaccurate reporting over Operation Protective Edge in Gaza has led to a dramatic increase in anti-Semitism worldwide, with anti-Semitic incidents in July rising 383% compared to the same month last year according to a recent study.
Osman Hussain, Penang's state director of education, told AFP on Thursday that he would seek to resolve the incident without police involvement. Speaking about the student, he remarked "he is just a student. I will try to solve the issue peacefully."
The police crackdown has been met with some criticism online, with one reader posting on the popular local news portal Malaysiakini that "using the same twisted logic, all Malaysians using Facebook are also committing sedition as Facebook is founded by a Jew."
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Thanks for trying; I'll understand if you can't, what with Mudslime society being so reasonable and accommodating and all.
islamist savages
Once again we are reminded that “moderate Islam” is an oxymoron.
(As if anybody needed such a reminder.)
Forget it, Jake, it’s Malaysia.
“Moderate” Muslims imprison people who exercise free speech.
What is not moderate? They said up to 3 years in a locker. Beheading is not even considered! Shame on you, Islamophob! /s
We really don’t understand how good we have it here in the US.
I know, seriously.
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