Imam fined for remarks against Jews, Christians in Singapore

He is very lucky and Singapore being a nonsense country just fined him and not jailing him , speaks volume of Singapore who have come full circle and nip the fire before it spreads and getting the offended to apologies that he was wrong. Coming from a Kafir country which forgives but not forget is a lesson the Muslim countries can learn from Singapore to curb Muslims radicals. He will be a much closed watchman and will not be allowed to leave the country. Getting on the wrong side of the law and apologizing takes a man and the Imam proved he indeed is a man with telur that he was wrong. do not find many men in Malysia who will do the same.

Imam fined for remarks against Jews, Christians in Singapore

FMT Reporters

 | April 3, 2017

The preacher from India has paid the fine and will be repatriated, says Singapore authorities.

PETALING JAYA: The Muslim preacher who last week made a public apology for making offensive remarks against those of other faiths in Singapore has been fined S$4,000 (RM12,6700) for promoting enmity.

Singapore’s home affairs ministry, in a press release published by ChannelNews Asia, said the imam, who was from India, had paid the fine and would be repatriated.

“Any religious leader from any religion who makes such statements will be held accountable for their actions.

“Under Singapore law, we cannot, regardless of his religion, allow anyone to preach or act divisively and justify that by reference to a religious text,” said the statement.

Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced today.

The imam had come under fire for his supplication, “God grant us victory over Jews and Christians” during a Friday sermon at the mosque in January.

A video of the sermon was posted early this month on Facebook. This gave rise to a public outcry and led to a police investigation into the imam.

Yesterday, the imam visited the Maghain Aboth Synagogue to apologise for his remarks to rabbi Mordechai Abergel as a representative of the Jewish community. Buddhist and Sikh community leaders were also present.

Two days earlier, on Friday, the imam read out an apology to the groups he had offended, in front of multi-faith representatives, including Buddhists, Sikhs and fellow Muslims, in the Harmony in Diversity Gallery in the city state.

In the apology addressed “to all Singaporeans”, he expressed “great remorse” for the “inconvenience, tension and trauma that I have caused to this peaceful country”.

He admitted that the offending supplication had been taken from an old text in his village in India, and was not extracted from the Quran.

“This episode has educated and enlightened me, and I am deeply thankful to God for this realisation. I am also very relieved that society has remained calm.

“I am truly sorry that I had offended you, and I must bear full responsibility for my actions,” he read.