The state religious affairs committee chairman says the operation was carried out according to standard operating procedure. FMTNews
Fifty-four individuals comprising men, women and children were arrested during the raid on a group of Shia followers in Johor Bahru on Monday.
Religious Affairs, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee chairman Tosrin Jarvanthi said the raid, conducted under Ops Hauzah, was carried out according to standard operating procedure .“There was no aggression involved as it was done according to SOP, although there have been police reports lodged by those involved that they experienced such treatment. However, we strongly deny the allegations of harsh treatment during the raid,” he told reporters here today.
However, only eight of them – four Malaysians in their 40s including the leader of the group, two Singaporeans, a Yemeni and an Indonesian – were detained for further investigation. “During the raid, they said they were reading the Yasin and performing tahlil. When asked if they were having a sermon session, they denied it,” he said.
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