Police have arrested four men to assist in investigations in relation to the abduction and assault of a man accused of having posted online insults against Islam.
Citing Shah Alam police district chief Zahedi Ayob, Utusan Onlinereported that the suspects were nabbed in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur; Kampung Medan, Petaling Jaya and Ampang, Selangor this morning.
It reported that the abduction was believed to be related to the man’s alleged insults against Islam made on Facebook and Twitter.
According to the report, the man, a cybercafe attendant, was abducted by eight men in a Toyota Alphard at about 3am yesterday while dining with his girlfriend at a restaurant in Taman Seri Muda.
The man was reportedly taken to a foresty area, stripped naked and had his body scrawled with graffiti, before he was left without his clothes near the Setiawangsa exit of the Damansara Ulu Kelang Expressway.
“The victim was lucky as a police officer on a motorcycle who was passing by the area found him at about 12.30pm, and made a report on the matter at the Wangsa Maju police station,” Utusan cited sources as saying.
The report also cited sources as claiming that the group had removed the man’s valuables, including a gold chain, wallet and a mobile phone, and gave them to his girlfriend.
Photos circulating on mostly pro-BN blogs show a man in underpants, with the words ‘Saya Hina Agama Islam' scrawled onto his torso using what looks like a black marker pen.
In another photo, the man, who has a black eye, is seated on a blue chair and is wearing a sarong.
The incident comes as the controversy about bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee rages on.
The duo were yesterday probed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission over an online posting alleged to be insulting towards Islam and may be investigated under the Sedition Act.
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