The slander in the post had caused unease to the public, says Pang Hok Liong.
Labis MP Pang Hok Liong today filed a police report over a purported slanderous Facebook posting in relation to his visit at the Jamek Tenang Stesen mosque on Friday.
In his police report, Pang said that a Facebook page called Ops Johor had uploaded a post with the caption 'Adun Tenang; Bawak Masuk Anjing Dalam Masjid' ."I was invited to hand out my contributions to the mosques and suraus in the area in conjunction with the fasting month," he said.In a statement on Saturday, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar wasover the DAP lawmaker delivering a speech in the mosque, accusing him of politicking and challenging the position of Islam.
Pang is said to have disobeyed a Johor Islamic Council circular barring all politicians, except the menteri besar and state religious affairs exco, from delivering speeches for official programmes in mosques. A photograph of the veteran lawmaker giving a speech at Majlis Tenang Steysen in Labis on May 10 had gone viral on social media.
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