Malaysia legislation
Section 7
of *SYARIAH CRIMINAL OFFENCES (FEDERAL TERRITORIES) ACT 1997
Section 7
Any person who orally or in writing or by visible representationor in any other manner—
(a)
insults or brings into contempt the religion of Islam;
(b)
derides, apes or ridicules the practices or ceremoniesrelating to the religion of Islam; or
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(c)
degrades or brings into contempt any law relating to thereligion of Islam for the time being in force in the
FederalTerritories, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable toa fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment fora term not exceeding two years or to both.
Deriding, etc., Quranic verses or Hadith