Igp Pledges Tough Action Over Kk Mart Attacks

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The inspector-general of police, Razarudin Husain, said police were monitoring social media for postings on race, religion and royalty.PETALING JAYA: Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain has vowed that stern action would be taken against those who vandalise KK Mart shops after two outlets were firebombed last week.
Razarudin said action could be taken under the Penal Code for committing mischief and causing losses or damage.
“This is a reminder and warning to the public against taking matters into their own hands over this issue,” Sinar Harian quoted him as saying. He said the KK Mart case involving socks bearing the word “Allah” had resulted in company officials being taken to court.
Razarudin also said police were monitoring social media for postings on sensitive 3R issues of race, religion and royalty.
He said the authorities have repeatedly warned about touching on sensitive issues “yet there are those who pay no heed. The police will not compromise with these people”.
Last week, a KK Mart in Bidor, Perak, and in Kuantan, Pahang, were attacked with firebombs, leading to the sultans of both states issuing strongly-worded statements.
The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, condemned the attack in the strongest terms, while Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak warned that racial tensions would escalate unless immediate action was taken against those responsible for the attack.
The firebomb in Bidor failed to explode, while the attack in Kuantan set on fire several items on display. The fire was immediately extinguished by KK Mart workers.
The chain has been mired in controversy since March 13 after the socks with the word “Allah” were discovered in the Bandar Sunway outlet, sparking calls by Umno Youth for a national boycott of the chain.
KK Mart’s founder and a director have since been charged with intentionally wounding the religious feelings of Muslims by selling the socks, while three officers of the vendor Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd were charged with abetment. All claimed trial. - FMT

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