Sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee must face the full brunt of the law despite them apologising over their Facebook post which has incurred the wrath of Muslims, said BN Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.
Speaking to reporters after the BN Youth job fair soft launch, Khairy said that although they had apologised through Youtube, punishment must be meted to set an example.
Khairy said it would be unfair to the people if the case was closed and the offenders got off scot-free just because they had said sorry.
“Let this be a lesson to everyone (not to ridicule and mock other religions). This case is very serious – a stunt which, I believe, is sufficient to rouse the anger of many Muslims,” said Khairy, who is also the youth and sports ministry.
He said that the same approach should be applied not just for insults against Islam, but to all religions.
"We don't want people to accuse us of selective prosecution when we mete out the punishment," he said.
The couple - better known by their online moniker "Alvivi" - had posted a photograph of themselves dining on a bak kut teh pork dish while wishing their Muslim friends a happy Ramadan.
Upon heavy netizen backlash, the post was deleted and their Facebook page eventually removed by the social networking website's administrators.
Following this, the couple uploaded a 1:22 minute video on theirYoutube channel to apologise and seek forgiveness, adding that the post was an attempt at humour.
They said that they had no intent to insult or ridicule the Muslim faith, nor incite racial conflict.
Earlier today, the couple were spotted at the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to have their statement recorded.
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