JAIS probes viral religious ritual footage, says AI manipulation not ruled out

The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) has launched an investigation into viral footage that allegedly shows a Muslim participating in non-Islamic religious rituals during the Thaipusam celebration at Batu Caves. The department is probing the footage under Sections 4 and 10 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995, which deal with acts of worship contrary to Islamic law and actions that bring Islam into contempt.

However, JAIS director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad has cautioned that the material may have been digitally manipulated or generated using artificial intelligence (AI), and therefore the act may not have been committed by the individual claimed. The department is conducting a thorough examination of the case, including the location of the incident, to determine its jurisdiction and take appropriate action under the relevant laws.

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