Police probing report of unusual prayer ceremony at Setapak cemetery

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Police have confirmed receiving a report about a group of individuals performing zikir in an unusual manner at a cemetery in Danau Kota, Setapak on Saturday (Dec 28).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2j9tb8ff  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Police have confirmed receiving a report regarding a group of individuals performing zikir in

00:09an unconventional manner at a cemetery in Stapak on Saturday.

00:17Wangsa Maju Police Chief ACP Mohamed Lazeem Ismail said the report was filed by a member

00:23of the public after a video of the incident went viral.

00:27In a statement on Sunday, ACP Mohamed Lazeem explained that the incident is believed to

00:32have occurred around 10.05am on Saturday, with the video surfacing online later that

00:39afternoon.

00:40A police report was lodged at 4.23pm the same day, and the case has been referred to the

00:53federal territory's Islamic Religious Department, Jawi, for further investigation.

00:58The 23-second video, which shows a group engaging in zikir loudly and in an unusual manner at

01:05a cemetery in Danaukota, Stapak, has sparked concern among the public, particularly within

01:11the Muslim community.

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