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Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter IV · General Offences
Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter IV · General Offences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who incites or persuades any Muslim, not to or prevents any Muslim from —
attending any mosque to perform Friday prayer;
attending Islamic religious teaching;
attending or participating in any practice or ceremony related to the religion of Islam which is commonly practised in
Brunei Darussalam;
paying any zakat or fitrah; or
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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