Carian mengenai topik coat of arms

The police raided a company in Petaling Jaya linked to a controversial book cover which featured an image resembling the national coat of arms.

Bukit Aman criminal investigation department director Huzir Mohamed said they seized 313 copies of the book during the raid.

Meanwhile, Gerakbudaya director Chong Tong Sin told Malaysiakini he had given his statement to the police at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters today.

Earlier, Chong had issued an apology to anyone offended by the cover.

The Home Ministry has ordered the police to probe a party which was said to have duplicated the national coat of arms.

Its minister, Hamzah Zainudin said it is an offence to imitate the coat of arms under Section 3(1)(a) of the Emblems and Names Act 1963.

"I have instructed the police to carry out the investigation and to take stern action immediately.

"The government will not compromise with any party who performed this unpatriotic and irresponsible act," Hamzah said in his Facebook posting today.

KKMM launched the -Respecting National Emblems- book as an academic reference and information source on the value of each national emblem.

Such a stern action would be a lesson to deter others from doing the same mistake.

Police will call several shoe manufacturing company staff over alleged printing of Malaysia's coat of arms or Jata Negara logo on the inside of its shoes to facilitate investigations.

Action still needs to be taken against the shoe distributor alleged to have printed Malaysia's coat of arms or 'Jata Negara'.

A police check on his travel document found that the man, who is a Malaysian citizen, has left the country on Jan 21.

DCP Mior Faridalatrash said that police may call other witnesses to complete the investigation.

Those involved should receive heavy punishment without any compromise as the countrys coat-of-arms is the highest symbol of a country.

Police have received 10 reports on the alleged desecration of Malaysias coat of arms as portrayed in a book cover.