Malaysian rapper remanded for 'insulting Islam'

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court Monday remanded a rap artist in custody for a music video entitled "Oh my God" which allegedly insults Islam because it was partly filmed in a mosque.

Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, will be held for four days, a Penang district police chief, Mior Faridalathrash Wahid, told AFP.

He said the rapper was being investigated for defiling a place of worship with the intention of insulting a religion.

The rapper, who is also a film director, could face up to two years in jail, a fine, or both penalties if convicted, according to local media.

The word "Allah" and sounds of the Islamic call to prayer were said to have been used in the four-minute Mandarin-language music video.

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