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Wormrot - Arrested In Malaysia


Singaporean grinders Wormrot were arrested in Malaysia in the early hours of New Year's Day by religious authorities after a New Year's Eve show in Kuala Lumpur. The religious authorities came into their hotel room.

Azean, the band's manager, explained: "5 of us 6 were taken into custody. Arif (vocals), Rasyid (guitars), Fit (drums), Fit's girlfriend who is Arif's little sister and myself. Rasyid's girlfriend was not taken into custody because she's not Muslim. After several questions and telling us that it is wrong for unmarried Muslim men and women to be in one room, they took our passports and we were taken to the police station to give our statements and call someone to bail us. But in the end we were let off with just a warning. We were nearly fined $3000 MYR ($950 USD) per person if Emi (the organizer of the event) did not call his lawyer up and we being Singaporeans."

"Please do not think badly of the religion. Every religion is peaceful. Like I've said before, in every religion, there's always some people who are extremists. Don't condemn the religion just because of these jokers."

For more details about the incident, visit the band's Tumblr.

[Thanks to !J.O.O.E.! for the tip!]


Source: wormrot.tumblr.com
Band profile: Wormrot
Posted: 07.01.2012 by Mr. Doctor


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07.01.2012 - 13:14
Milena
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"Please do not think badly of the religion. Every religion is peaceful. Like I've said before, in every religion, there's always some people who are extremists. Don't condemn the religion just because of these jokers."
This so many times.
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07.01.2012 - 13:31
VloRD

Religious authorities? In Singapore religious crackpots are given authority?
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07.01.2012 - 13:38
NeverAgain

No quarrels with religion Azean. :-) Religious authorities on the other hand...

Just checked the guy's blog. Good for them for going along with the gig and for keeping themselves in high spirits.
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07.01.2012 - 15:10
Carl Berg
Carl Berg
Quote:
Please do not think badly of the religion. Every religion is peaceful. Like I've said before, in every religion, there's always some people who are extremists. Don't condemn the religion just because of these jokers.


Very well said. Even after being arrested for such a "small" thing, they still defend the religion. Respect.
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07.01.2012 - 15:54
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Thats shitty. Especially them being fined.
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07.01.2012 - 18:16
corrupt
With a lowercase c
Written by Boxcar Willy on 07.01.2012 at 15:54

Thats shitty. Especially them being fined.

They weren't fined. And this doesn't even seem to have that much to do with religious authorities. Looks more like one person interpreting some rules to the worst possible end for the band. And that they were neither fined nor arrested (for long that is) shows that the charges had no legal basis after all.
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07.01.2012 - 19:12
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by corrupt on 07.01.2012 at 18:16

Written by Boxcar Willy on 07.01.2012 at 15:54

Thats shitty. Especially them being fined.

They weren't fined. And this doesn't even seem to have that much to do with religious authorities. Looks more like one person interpreting some rules to the worst possible end for the band. And that they were neither fined nor arrested (for long that is) shows that the charges had no legal basis after all.

I REALLY need to learn how to read

well its good they didn't get arrested.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
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07.01.2012 - 22:15
BlueMobius
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Written by corrupt on 07.01.2012 at 18:16

They weren't fined. And this doesn't even seem to have that much to do with religious authorities. Looks more like one person interpreting some rules to the worst possible end for the band. And that they were neither fined nor arrested (for long that is) shows that the charges had no legal basis after all.


I think you are confusing the terms arrested and incarcerated.
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07.01.2012 - 22:30
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Boxcar Willy on 07.01.2012 at 19:12
well its good they didn't get arrested.


Uuuuuh, they GOT arrested. Like BlueMobius pointed out, there's a difference between arrested and incarcerated. They weren't fined or anything serious mostly because nothing really happened plus the lawyer helped.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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07.01.2012 - 22:40
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by X-Ray Rod on 07.01.2012 at 22:30

Written by Boxcar Willy on 07.01.2012 at 19:12
well its good they didn't get arrested.


Uuuuuh, they GOT arrested. Like BlueMobius pointed out, there's a difference between arrested and incarcerated. They weren't fined or anything serious mostly because nothing really happened plus the lawyer helped.

Thats what I meant, sorry. :S I didn't know there was a difference.
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07.01.2012 - 22:44
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
I feel dumb now.
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07.01.2012 - 23:11
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Good thing they were arrested. Imagine what kind of shenanigans those suicide bombers could have gotten into, spending a night together in a hotel.
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07.01.2012 - 23:13
vezzy
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^Oh yeah that meme is epic.
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08.01.2012 - 04:18
corrupt
With a lowercase c
Written by Guest on 07.01.2012 at 22:15
I think you are confusing the terms arrested and incarcerated.

Not so much confusing as just not knowing the latter. But OK, learned something.
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08.01.2012 - 09:32
Symmachus

Well, good thing the situation was taken care of the way it did. I'm glad those folks are all right. Also, this guy's attitude towards the incident is really respectable.
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08.01.2012 - 22:15
Big-Al

I'm pleased they're all right.
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08.01.2012 - 22:31
Pennywise
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Seems like Islamfacism is overtaking Malaysia too, the myth of peacfull southeast asian islam is only holding to Indonesia.
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09.01.2012 - 06:56
selken
Irreligious
Written by Guest on 07.01.2012 at 22:15

I think you are confusing the terms arrested and incarcerated.

yep, it's a false friend in English, for example "to molest" in spanish could be misinterpreted as "to annoy"

Anyway, how religion can interfere in something so personal!! I mean, just because women and men are in the same room that doesn't mean they're gonna have sex :S, that's so immature

As an atheist, I sometimes trust religion as a way for people to achieve inner peace and hold values, but this stuff pisses me off
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09.01.2012 - 13:22
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by VloRD on 07.01.2012 at 13:31

Religious authorities? In Singapore religious crackpots are given authority?


It happened in Malaysia NOT Singapore.
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09.01.2012 - 13:30
Yavanna

What can I say? LOL
there are religious freaks everywhere
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09.01.2012 - 16:03
VloRD

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.01.2012 at 13:22

Written by VloRD on 07.01.2012 at 13:31

Religious authorities? In Singapore religious crackpots are given authority?


It happened in Malaysia NOT Singapore.

Yikes! I always mix these regions up...
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09.01.2012 - 17:51
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by VloRD on 09.01.2012 at 16:03

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 09.01.2012 at 13:22

Written by VloRD on 07.01.2012 at 13:31

Religious authorities? In Singapore religious crackpots are given authority?


It happened in Malaysia NOT Singapore.

Yikes! I always mix these regions up...


Well before Singapore's independence in the Sixties they were part of Malaysia
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