5 reports lodged over kicking of incense pot
BERA: Five police reports have been lodged by Orang Asli villagers following a viral incident involving an enforcement team member who allegedly kicked a burning incense pot at Kampung Pathir here on Sept 15.
Five police reports have been filed by Orang Asli villagers over an incident involving an enforcement team member who allegedly kicked a burning incense pot at Kampung Pathir on September 15. The event took place during a joint enforcement operation in the Tasek Bera Conservation Forest Reserve (Ramsar) site. District police chief Superintendent Zulkiflee Nazir informed that the reports were lodged by Orang Asli villagers residing near the Tasek Bera area between September 15 and Wednesday.
The Orang Asli villagers accused an individual involved in the enforcement operation of kicking a sacred object belonging to their community. District police chief Superintendent Zulkiflee Nazir stated that the case will be investigated under Section 295 of the Penal Code, which governs defiling a sacred object and can lead to a maximum two-year jail term.
The video footage shows a person kicking the burning incense pot, known as tengkarang, towards the roadside, which ignited a fury among the Orang Asli community present at the site. The villagers argued that the burning incense pot, crucial to their prayers and rituals, was being desecrated. The community shared the video on social media, emphasizing the object's significance to their beliefs and heritage, and asserting that such behavior should not be accepted.
It was reported that the enforcement team had initially requested the villagers to remove the pot, but they refused, leading to an officer forcefully pushing it away while it was still burning.
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