KUALA LUMPUR: The Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) yesterday denied having issued a media statement calling for a ban of ‘The Rich Kids of Malaysia’ Instagram account.
Jakim public relations officer Asiah AlKharib Shah said Jakim had nothing to do with the statement that had gone viral on the social media. The statement was dated Feb 6 and had purportedly been issued in the name of the Jakim director-general, Datuk Othman Mustapha.
“We deny that the statement was issued by Jakim,” Asiah told Bernama.
The statement stated that Jakim had decided to call for the ban of the account because of several factors, among which was the uploading of pictures contrary to Islamic teachings. — Bernama