KUALA LUMPUR: Bar Council member Siti Zabedah Kasim today lodged a police report against a man who had allegedly called for other Muslims to behead her.
The first threat was posted online on July 3, attached to an article quoting her stand on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community as reported by an online portal, which she claimed had misquoted her.
On July 19, the same man wrote another post, attaching another article from the same online portal, stating that Siti Kasim had allegedly said, “Not to follow Arabic Islam, but follow the real Islam”.
Along with the article, the man wrote, “The dog is barking at the hill but it will not be long before the hill collapsed on the dog”.
The post had received many responses from the man’s followers.
Zabedah, better known as Siti Kasim said among the responses that could be seen on the website included calls to behead, rape, and splash acid on her face.
“There were Netizens who replied, saying that “they want to” (take up the challenge), and they proceeded with exchanging Whatsapp number, while others said that they should not be discussing the matter on the website as anyone could read it,” she said when contacted.
Siti Kassim said it was one of the most serious threats that she has received so far, which prompted her to lodge a police report as she feared for her safety.
The report was lodged at Sentul police station this morning.
“Clearly these people are planning something, if the police did not do anything then my blood is going to be on the police’s hand,” she said.
She hoped that police would take action against the people who have made the threats at her and her family.
Siti Kassim however did not reveal which website contained the postings as she does not want to jeopardise the police investigation.