Association of Churches in Sarawak 'deeply concerned' over 10-year jail term on FB user for insulting Islam


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 12 Mar 2019

KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) is "deeply concerned" by the 10-year jail term meted out on a Facebook user for insulting Islam.

ACS said the 22-year-old Sarawakian from Singai, Bau, reportedly suffered from mental illness and had pleaded guilty to the charges of uploading materials insulting Islam on social media.

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