Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said he has left it to the police to handle the issue involving rapper Namewee's video clip.

"We leave it to the police. The inspector-general of police (Mohamad Fuzi Harun) has issued his statement the day before yesterday.

"Let the operational matters be handled professionally by the police," he said in a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

Zahid, who is also the home minister, said this when asked whether police would continue to investigate Namewee over the video despite the rapper's insistence that the video clip was not shot near a mosque.

Police are currently tracking down the rapper following his video clip titled "Like A Dog," which several quarters claimed to have offended the sensitivities of the country's multiracial community. 

Namewee is believed to be outside the country currently.

Fuzi confirmed that police had opened up investigation papers against the rapper Namewee with regard to the video clip.

He said the case was being investigated under Section 298 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

Namewee (centre in photo) had uploaded his latest video clip in conjunction with Chinese New Year which portrayed a group of people wearing the mask of a dog.

The clip is alleged to contain vulgar dances performed near the Perdana Putra building in Putrajaya where the Prime Minister’s Office is situated.

M'sia-Thai to discuss Uighur Muslims 

Meanwhile, on another matter, Zahid said the government will further discuss with Thailand over the arrests of Uighur Muslims in Malaysia.

"We will take action that will not hurt the feelings of any country and that decision will be the best decision."

But this does not necessarily mean that the Uighur Muslims will be deported back to Thailand, he added.

"We will have further negotiations that will touch upon the issue of diplomacy and security of countries involved.

"We take into account the human rights aspect from countries in the Asean region as well as the whole world," Zahid said.

China had requested for Malaysia to extradite 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who were arrested here after escaping from a Thai jail last year.

Zahid, last week, said that Malaysia was considering the request but said that investigations are being done by the police to see whether the individuals were involved in any terror activities.