Ex-university student jailed 12 months, fined RM250,000 over Quran desecration
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Malaysia.
KUANTAN: A former Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah student was jailed for 12 months and fined RM250,000 by the Sessions Court yesterday after pleading guilty to desecrating the Quran and publishing offensive content online.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from Malaysia, where the story is: Malay Mail, New Straits Times · how we count
- Nov 13, 4:14 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisEx-university student jailed 12 months, fined RM250,000 over Quran desecrationnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 14, 2:35 AM UTC+22 hMan gets 12 months' jail, RM250,000 fine for Quran desecration in Pahangmalaymail.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 2:35 AM UTC · +22 h
[Claude] Both reports cover the same sentencing of a man in Pahang to 12 months' jail and a RM250,000 fine for Quran desecration, and their details are consistent.
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