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Chapter IV · General Offences

235. Incitement to neglect religious duty

Any person who incites or persuades any Muslim, not to or prevents any Muslim from —

(a)

attending any mosque to perform Friday prayer;

(b)

attending Islamic religious teaching;

(ba)

attending or participating in any practice or ceremony related to the religion of Islam which is commonly practised in

Brunei Darussalam;

(c)

paying any zakat or fitrah; or

(d)

doing or paying whatever he is liable to do or pay under this

Code, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

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