A laboratory assistant who allegedly posted a religious incitement on a website last month might be charged under the Criminal Procedure Code or the Communications and Multimedia Act.

Energy, Water and Communications Minister Dr Lim Keng Yaik said the investigation report will be submitted to the Attorney-General's Chambers by end of this month, Bernama reported today.

The Bernama report, however, did not specify which website was the minister referring to.

Contacted by malaysiakini today, Lim's press secretary Tan Chuan Koon confirmed that the minister was referring to the case of Screenshots , which is run by Jeff Ooi.

The minister said the Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia lab assistant, who is 30, had admitted to posting the statement on the blog when interviewed by ministry officers last week.

Lim also said the ministry's legal department was in the midst of preparing the case to be submitted to the AG and would leave it to him to pursue the matter.

The 'Anwar' case

He revealed that he had briefed the Cabinet on the matter, and that the police were investigating the case.

Screenshots , dubbed Malaysia's most influential blog,has come under fire over an allegedly blasphemous comment posted by a person calling himself 'Anwar', which ridiculed the concept of Islam Hadhari.

The issue found its way to the front-page of Berita Harian which quoted an anonymous source as criticising Ooi "for failing to control the forum".

According to 'Anwar', the comparison of Islam Hadhari and Umno's money politics to water and oil - that they do not mix - was not accurate. He argued that it would be more apt to liken the two to "faeces and urine".

Ooi had responded to the offending posting by rebuking the writer and banning him from further contributing to his weblog's forum on Oct 1, a day before Berita Harian published its report.

Deputy Internal Security Minister Noh Omar later warned that the Internal Security Act (ISA) could be invoked against the blogger.

Ooi later refused to respond to the print and broadcast media over a controversial remark in his weblog Screenshots because he believes that they will "twist" his remarks.

Racial attacks

Meanwhile, Lim who is the Gerakan president said the party was worried that while the comfort zone among the various races in the country had risen, "some characters in and outside the party (Gerakan) are continuing their attack using extreme racial and religious issues".

"We are worried. We ask all political parties to play down the voices that raise extreme racial and religious issues. To allow these people to climb up the political ladder would be like playing with fire," he said.

Lim also announced that in an effort to promote national unity, Gerakan would organise a "DeepaRaya" event at its headquarters on Nov 17 in conjunction with the Deepavali and Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivals next month.