Indian Imam fined, to be deported from Singapore

Indian Imam fined, to be deported from Singapore

IANSUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 07:48 AM IST
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Singapore : A Singapore court has fined an Indian Imam 4,000 Singapore dollars ($2,860) and he will be deported to India for making offensive remarks against Jews and Christians.

The Straits Times reported on Tuesday that Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, 46, will have to leave Singapore. A court on Monday fined him for making the remarks which he knew were “prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between religious groups and was likely to disturb the public tranquillity” in the island state.Nalla admitted to committing the offence on January 6 at the Jamae Chulia Mosque on South Bridge Road where he was the Chief Imam.

After the Friday sermon that day, he recited a prayer on his own in Arabic which said: “Grant us help against the Jews and Christians.”The Straits Times quoted the court papers as saying: “The accused knew what the words meant and knew that the phrase may also be interpreted as asking God to grant Muslims victory against the Jews and Christians.”

The Imam issued a public apology and met leaders of various religious groups after the offensive remark went viral in February, triggering a police probe. Nalla could have been jailed for up to three years, or fined, or both. IANS

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