KUALA LUMPUR: No laws were broken at a Muslim seminar organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Melaka on Saturday.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said there was nothing wrong with having a Bukit Aman Special Branch officer speak at the seminar, which revolved around the issue of proselytisation by Christian groups.
Khalid said the officer was invited as a speaker at the seminar.
“What law was broken? Under what provision? Did the police breach any law? Did the organiser breach any law?
"In this case, we were invited as one of the speakers. There is no problem with my men speaking at any forum or seminar.
“If the Christian groups want us to speak at their event, we will also be there," he said after launching the Green Day Programme at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) here today.
Last Saturday, UiTM had organised a forum titled "Ancaman Gerakan Pemurtadan Kristianisasi (Threat of the Christian proselytisation movement) at its Malacca campus.
It was reported that the seminar touched upon issues revolving around attempts to convert Muslims to other religions, both domestically and abroad.
The event was geared towards strengthening Muslims’ ‘akidah’ or faith.
Khalid said police would cooperate with Islamic religious bodies and the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to monitor Christianisation activities involving Muslims in the country.
The presence of the officer at the forum drew flak from the Malaysia Christian Youth Association, questioning police’s involvement at the seminar.
Its president David Ngu said the involvement was "upsetting", adding that the police were supposed to maintain and restore public order.