KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh's hardline stance over the “Allah” socks issue has triggered extreme behaviour by others, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The PKR vice-president urged the Umno Youth chief to ease off on the controversial issue. "He continues to play on the issue of the socks with the word 'Allah' written on them as...
PETALING JAYA: PKR Youth urges Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Salleh to take responsibility and stop the rhetoric on the KK Super Mart socks issue, which has been escalating. PKR Youth information chief Nabil Hakimi said a politician should help calm the situation and not exacerbate it. "Dr Akmal should realise that his actions had contributed to...
PETALING JAYA: A group of "concerned Malaysians," including academicians, activists and ex-politicians, say that they accept the apology given by KK Super Mart over the socks controversy. "We uphold the investigation of the authorities and await the final outcome and punishment by the authorities," said the group in a statement, adding that they rejected Umno's decision...
PETALING JAYA: A 34-year-old man was fined RM12,000 and sentenced to six months in jail over an insulting Facebook post on the controversial socks issue. Chiok Wai Loong pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 after it was read out to him before Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has called on Putrajaya to rein in rabble-rousers within the government from stoking further tension on the socks issue. Although the former minister did not mention names, she appeared to be targeting Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh over his hardline stance on the “Allah” socks controversy. Rafidah suggested that...
