Ex-student jailed for desecration of Quran, posting offensive content
The sessions court in Kuantan was told the man had admitted to his father that he was the person in a viral video on Threads.
S. Vikneswaran, a 21-year-old former university student, was sentenced to 12 months in prison and fined RM250,000 or an additional year in prison for desecrating the Quran and posting offensive content on social media in February. Kuantan sessions court judge Harmi Thamri Mohamad delivered the sentence after Vikneswaran pleaded guilty. The sentence, effective from November 12, aims to not only punish the accused but also serve as a warning to the public against committing similar offenses.
Vikneswaran's lawyer, Amirull Afiqq Lokman, had requested a stay of execution for the prison sentence while the client underwent psychiatric treatment, pending an appeal. However, Pahang state prosecution director Sabri Othman opposed the request, stating that there were no special circumstances to justify the defense's appeal. Consequently, Vikneswaran commenced serving his prison sentence on the same day.
The desecration took place around 1:30 PM on February 22. The incident came to light when the man's daughter informed him about a viral video on the Threads social media platform. Vikneswaran confessed to being the person seen in the video when confronted by his father. He was subsequently arrested on February 25 after his father filed a complaint. Investigations confirmed that the account and phone numbers used in the offense belonged to Vikneswaran and his family.
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