Reporter : Gao Jianwen / https://www.soundofhope.org/post/460547 / Direct translation / Image courtesy: PenangKini
After the Malaysian police launched an operation to ban shops that display photos of the Communist Party of China and related items, a Chinese restaurant in Penang was recently reported by the public for its branch and head office after it was decorated with a wallpaper themed with portraits of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong. The police came to ban it. In addition, a sesame paste restaurant in Kuala Lumpur has also been investigated by the police one after another for hanging a statue.
According to a report by Malaysia’s “China Daily”, Assistant Director Shafee Samad, Director of the Central Police District in Penang Province, issued a statement on the 3rd that the police arrived at 12:40 pm on January 2 after receiving public reports. A Chinese restaurant in Bukit Tingya launched a ban, and a police force composed of banning illegal organizations, a special investigation team, and the regional political department conducted a thorough inspection of the restaurant.
According to reports, the police dismantled the 764.5 cm long and 213 cm high wall paper that was printed with the portrait of Mao Zedong and promoted communism in the dining area of the restaurant, and confiscated 4 small cups with the portrait of Mao Zedong.
The 23-year-old manager of the restaurant was also detained on the spot and taken to the police headquarters in central Penang for further investigation. The 41-year-old local Chinese male proprietor and his Chinese wife are under quarantine due to the epidemic. The police will conduct an admission investigation after the 14-day quarantine ends.
In addition, the owner's main store in Langkawi, Penang for 4 years was also banned by the police for possessing similar content.
Rahimi Ra’ais, Director of the Criminal Investigation Team of Penang Police, pointed out when questioned by the media that the police launched a banning operation after receiving complaints from the public and investigated the two restaurants that promoted communism. Since the owner used the portraits of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong as the main decoration, it has been involved in the promotion of an illegal organization. The police cited Article 47 of the 1966 Associations Act to investigate the case.
Penang Kini wrote on the Penang Community Facebook page and praised that the Royal Malaysian Police removed the communist images and symbols on the wall of a restaurant in Bukit Tingya. Good job!
In addition to Penang, Johor Bahru’s "Captain Chongqing Tuzao Old Hotpot" restaurant also attracted the attention of the Johor Bahru Municipal Council and the police for its use of signs and decorations imitating the Chinese Cultural Revolution. According to the "Oriental Daily" report, the Johor Bahru City Council has taken several actions against the store.
According to a statement from the Johor Bahru City Council on the 4th, the Johor Bahru City Council inspected the hot pot restaurant on December 29, 2019 and found an additional advertising sign, which was not approved by the Johor Bahru City Council. Therefore, it invoked the 2010 Advertising Signs License Micro Regulations ( Johor Bahru City Council) Article 7(1) issued a fine. Later, when the authorities enforced the law on November 12, 2020, it was found that the illegal signboard of the hot pot restaurant had not been replaced. Therefore, the illegal signboard of the hotpot restaurant was forcibly removed. The signboard failed to reflect the Malaysian society, culture and lifestyle, and issued a fine again by invoking the above regulations. .
The statement continued that the authorities came to check again on 3 January 2021. The hot pot restaurant operators have replaced the new advertising signs, and there are no advertising patterns related to the Chinese Communist Party. But the new sign still has a red star and elements related to the Chinese Communist Party, so the authorities took action again on the 4 January to remove the advertising sign.
The statement stated that the Johor Bahru Municipal Council will strictly monitor whether the advertising signs of each business comply with the regulations of the authorities, including those that have been approved by the police or the National Language Publishing Bureau. If the public finds advertising signs containing sensitive subjects or communist elements, they must notify them. The authorities took action.
The Johor police also advise the public not to try the law by their own hands, not to involve the promotion of communism and socialism, and to gain support for the Communist Party’s struggle, otherwise law enforcement agencies will take severe actions in accordance with the law.
In addition, a sesame paste restaurant in Kuala Lumpur was also reported by the masses for hanging a statue, and was investigated by more than 10 police officers at night of 4 January. However, because the shop owner obeyed the customer's warning beforehand, he took down the relevant photos by himself in the afternoon of the same day, avoiding a trouble.
According to a report from The Front, the police confiscated 18 portraits of Mao Zedong in a restaurant on Jonker Street in Malacca on 3 January, and arrested the 51-year-old owner of the shop. After recording his statement, he released him on 4 January.
Umno’s Supreme Councillor Razlan Rafi reminded that communism is regarded as a terrorist act in Malaysia’s national security policy, and the National Security Council must not take the storefront’s actions lightly.
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