Malaysian police have cautioned the country's social media users to refrain from posting 'provocative' content on race and religion after a divisive general election on Saturday that ended in a hung parliament.
A ballot box sits on a table during Malaysia's 15th general election in Bera, Pahang, Malaysia November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin
The police warning comes as race-based narratives dominated political chatter on social media during and after the election, according to an online hate speech monitoring project run by the Malaysia-based Centre for Independent Journalism.fears among investorsRace and religion are thorny issues in multicultural Malaysia, which has a majority of mostly Muslim ethnic Malays alongside significant ethnic Chinese and ethnic Indian minorities of other faiths.
"Stern actions... will be taken against users that attempt to incite a situation that can threaten public safety and order," Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said in a statement late Monday. Muhyiddin's bloc includes the Islamist party PAS, which has advocated for a strict interpretation of sharia, while Anwar's alliance includes the Democratic Action Party, a predominantly Chinese party unpopular with many conservative Malay voters.
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