KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A group of about 30 people gathered outside the American Embassy to protest against a video clip of a film that mocked and insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.The group from the Coalition of Muslim Defenders (Gabungan Pembela-Pembela Islam, or Pembela), submitted a memorandum demanding that the US authorities take action against the people who produced the film and distributed the video clip.
Pembela chairman Aminuddin Yahya led the group and submitted the memorandum to representatives of the embassy.
The group bearing flags representing some of the 15 non-governmental agencies represented in the coalition's protest, had earlier marched from the nearby Tabung Haji in Jalan Tun Razak to the embassy after Friday prayers.
- Cheras OCPD Assistant Commissioner Mohan Singh said police gave the group five minutes to hand over their memorandum and disperse peacefully.
- PAS Youth meanwhile organised protests after Friday prayers at eight mosques nationwide, said its chief Nasrudin Hassan. He added that PAS Youth would also organise another protest gathering at the US Embassy next Friday.
- A 14-minute video clip said to be the trailer of the offensive movie was posted on YouTube in July, stirring anger from Muslims worldwide.
- The video clip of the movie Innocence of Muslims sparked protests on Thursday against the American embassies in Egypt and Yemen, and led to demonstrations in Iraq, Iran, Tunisia and Bangladesh.
- In attack on the American consulate in Libya on Tuesday which killed the US ambassador and three other foreign service workers, was at first thought to be linked to the protests, but investigators reportedly said that they now suspect an extremist plot.
- A 55-year-old man Nakoula Basseley Nakoula who is thought to have uploaded the YouTube clip using the pseudonym "Sam Bacile", was on Thursday placed under police protection in Los Angeles following the protests.
In Petaling Jaya, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called for trailers of the movie to be withdrawn for stirring chaos and hurting Muslim sensitivities.He also urged world leaders to condemn the movie, saying that a line must be drawn between sacrilege and blasphemy, and free speech and artistic licence.
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