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Laws of Malaysia
Act 574
the knowledge that any class of persons is likely to consider such
destruction, damage or defilement as an insult to their religion,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to two years or with fine or with both.
Disturbing a religious assembly
296. Whoever voluntarily causes disturbance to any assembly
lawfully engaged in the performance of religious worship or
religious ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
Trespassing on burial places, etc.
297. Whoever, with the intention of wounding the feelings of
any person, or of insulting the religion of any person, or with
the knowledge that the feelings of any person are likely to be
wounded, or that the religion of any person is likely to be insulted
thereby, commits any trespass in any place of worship or on any
place of sepulture or any place set apart for the performance of
funeral rites, or as a depository for the remains of the dead, or
offers any indignity to any human corpse, or causes disturbance to
any person assembled for the performance of funeral ceremonies,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to one year or with fine or with both.
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the
religious feelings of any person
298. Whoever, with deliberate intention of wounding the religious
feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any sound in
the hearing of that person, or makes any gesture in the sight of
that person, or places any object in the sight of that person, shall
be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
one year or with fine or with both.
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