The letter urging a mosque to lower the volume of the azan was put up on a Facebook account under the name of Ivan Goh, who has since denied any involvement in the matter. — Reuters pic

GEORGE TOWN, April 15 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) should immediately remove the post on Facebook of a letter urging a mosque to lower the volume of the azan, DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo said today following a man’s claim that the social media account was fake.

The DAP lawmaker also urged the Internet regulator and the police to investigate the culprit behind the posting.

The Bukit Gelugor MP said the police would have to find the real person behind the post, which was put up on a Facebook account under the name of Ivan Goh.

“Goh has already denied putting the post up so the police should investigate and find the real culprit behind it,” he told reporters outside the Northeast district police headquarters where some 15 Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders and members gathered this evening.

They lodged police reports on the incident and demanded that the police investigate the matter and take immediate action.

Northeast district police chief ACP Mior Farid Alathrash Wahid confirmed earlier that Goh had lodged a report after midnight today denying that he had posted the letter, which bore his name, on Facebook.

The letter was addressed to a mosque in Tanjung Bungah.

Goh, in his police report, also denied that the Facebook account belonged to him.

Earlier today, Penang Perkasa and Umno members lodged police reports on the incident.

Police have since recorded a full statement from Goh and Mior said they would be investigating the case under Section 298 A of the Penal Code for causing disharmony.