00:00Before we move on to the next issue,
00:02Kleng and I have raised the issue of the ban on Zakir Naik,
00:08where I was informed that in 2019, the police imposed a ban on him.
00:16The purpose of the ban was because he said things that touched the sensitivity of the people and religion.
00:24According to the records, two things were mentioned by him in Kota Bharu.
00:29First, he said that Chinese people need to return to China.
00:34Second, he said that Hindus tend to support Narendra Modi more than Mahathir.
00:41After that, he was investigated and the ban was imposed.
00:46My question is specific.
00:48Was the ban pulled back?
00:51Because recently, he has spoken in Perlis.
00:55The purpose of my question is not to touch the religion or Islam.
01:03I want to ask whether the ban imposed on him has been lifted.
01:09I know that I do not object to anyone's religious speeches,
01:14unless it involves Zakir Naik specifically.
01:19Because he is someone who can stir up controversy in this country.
01:24Thank you, Minister. Please explain.
01:25Thank you, Jelutung.
01:27In the 2019 case, I was also a minister, but I was in the Ministry of Trade.
01:33I still remember the two incidents.
01:36The ban at that time was because the investigation was pending on those two incidents.
01:44In 2019, when the investigation was opened and carried out,
01:50at that time, the ban was imposed.
01:54For that reason, I want to go back to now.
01:56Now, the ban is no longer there.
01:58Because it only refers to the time of the investigation
02:01on the two statements that were made in the speech
02:04in Kota Bharu and in Perlis.
02:06So, to answer Jelutung's question,
02:08is the ban now?
02:10The ban is no longer there.
02:11Now.
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