PETALING JAYA: Merdekarya, a well-liked dwell music venue right here recognized for open mic nights, has come out in help of the Crackhouse Comedy Club in Kuala Lumpur’s suburb of Taman Tun Dr Ismail, saying its suspension by the authorities is fallacious.
It additionally claimed the controversial lady and her accomplice had as soon as precipitated trouble for Merdekarya as effectively, initially having arguments with prospects and workers, which finally spiralled to loss of life threats.
“Merdekarya and Crackhouse KL often organise open mic (events) to discover new local talents.
“Open mic is also the most effective way to give an opportunity to new artists to hone their talents and get stage experience,” it mentioned in a press release on Facebook on Monday (July 11).
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“We are urging Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to retract Crackhouse’s suspension.”
In open mic occasions, anybody is welcome to carry out music or stand-up comedy, relying on the venue.
Recently, a 54-second video circulated on social media confirmed a girl claiming to have memorised 15 juz of the Quran after which discarding her tudung and baju kurung, leaving her in skimpy garments.
The lady was criticised for her act, and on Saturday (July 9), she and her accomplice appeared on Youtube to work together with social media customers.
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On Sunday (July 10), DBKL introduced the suspension of the comedy club pending an investigation of the premises’ licence.
Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias mentioned the federal government would not tolerate any actions deemed offensive to sensitivities on faith, race and the nation’s sovereignty.
“DBKL has conducted further investigations into the licence of the premises concerned and took immediate action to suspend its operations,” he mentioned in a press release.
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Crackhouse Comedy Club House has since strongly condemned the video and lodged a police report over the matter on the TTDI police station.
Aside from Merdekarya, famend comedians Harith Iskander and Douglas Lim mentioned the girl’s act does not replicate stand-up comedy.
Harith mentioned the actions of the girl have been “painful to watch”.
“More importantly, there was nothing funny about what she said or did,” mentioned Harith.
Lim additionally described the girl’s actions as irresponsible.
“The ‘performer’ (if i can call her that) intended to shock, insult and enrage, and I consider it an act of sabotage by an irresponsible person,” he mentioned in a Facebook posting on July 10.
Veteran actor Datuk Afdlin Shauki Aksan additionally feels DBKL’s shuttering of the venue was unfair because the incident had occurred throughout an open mic night time.
He additionally mentioned that venues similar to Crackhouse had contributed so much to the leisure scene in the nation, regardless of it not being worthwhile.
“Places like this need to stay open. Crackhouse is a place where many stand-up comedians learnt their art,” he mentioned in a Facebook publish.
Police have remanded the girl for 3 days on the Brickfields police headquarters starting Sunday (July 10).
The case is being probed by Bukit Aman’s Special Investigation Unit underneath the Penal Code for inflicting disunity and spurring hatred among the many individuals. in addition to underneath the Communications and Multimedia Act for misusing community services.
The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) carried out its personal preliminary investigation into the viral video, which allegedly insulted Islam.
Jawi director Datuk Mohd Ajib Ismail mentioned the investigation was carried out by its enforcement division.
Under the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997, these discovered responsible of insulting or inflicting contempt in opposition to Islam could be fined up to RM3,000 or imprisoned for up to two years, or each.
