KUALA LUMPUR—A senior citizen was jailed two months and fined a total of Ringgit Malaysia (RM) 4,000 (US$ 1242.93) by the Sharia High Court here on Tuesday for possessing two books, which were deemed to be against Islam and for disrespecting the religious authority.
Sharia judge Muhamad Abdul Karim Wahab sentenced Kamarulzaman Karim, 61, to two months’ jail and a fine of RM 1,000 (US$ 310.73) for possessing the books entitled Al Furqan and Tabut – Penjelasan Tentang Segala Sesuatu by Haji Ahmad Kahar Haji Ahmad Jalal
Judge Muhamad also fined Kamarulzaman RM 3,000 (US$ 932.20) for the offence of disrespecting the religious authority or disobeying, breaching or disputing the mufti.
“These deviant teachings are uploaded on social media everyday and I view this issue seriously. There is still room for you to repent. As a rational and matured person, you should reject the books,” said judge Muhamad upon passing the sentence.
In asking for leniency, the contract worker, who was unrepresented, said he had a son and three daughters, one of whom was still in school. Kamarulzaman said he also had to support his wife.
He also told the court that he chose to attend Islamic religious courses after he was charged on Apr 22 and has since repented.
Kamarulzaman said he had received the two books from Ahmad Kahar in 2008 and had kept them in a briefcase for fear that his wife would scold him if she saw them.
When Kamarulzaman was first produced in court on Apr 22, he had pleaded guilty to possessing the books.
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