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| Malaysian photomontage sparks row | Malaysian photomontage sparks row |
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| A row has erupted in Malaysia over a satirical photomontage featuring the country's deputy prime minister. | A row has erupted in Malaysia over a satirical photomontage featuring the country's deputy prime minister. |
| An opposition politician put the image on the internet in connection with a controversial murder trial. | An opposition politician put the image on the internet in connection with a controversial murder trial. |
| It is based on a witness's statement that he saw a photograph of the female victim with the deputy prime minister. | It is based on a witness's statement that he saw a photograph of the female victim with the deputy prime minister. |
| One minister said if people were allowed to make fun of Malaysia's leaders, they might also be tempted to insult the Prophet Muhammad. | One minister said if people were allowed to make fun of Malaysia's leaders, they might also be tempted to insult the Prophet Muhammad. |
| An adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is on trial accused of abetting the murder of a young Mongolian woman. | |
| The link between the two men has prompted speculation about a possible political scandal. | |
| Altantuya Shaariibuu's body was found in a jungle clearing outside the capital, Kuala Lumpur, last November. | Altantuya Shaariibuu's body was found in a jungle clearing outside the capital, Kuala Lumpur, last November. |
| Mr Najib has repeatedly denied meeting her or any involvement in the murder. | Mr Najib has repeatedly denied meeting her or any involvement in the murder. |
| The original photograph of the two, if it exists, has never been made public but opposition politician Tian Chua created his own and put it on his website. | The original photograph of the two, if it exists, has never been made public but opposition politician Tian Chua created his own and put it on his website. |
| It is, he says, in the style and spirit of comedy legends Monty Python. | It is, he says, in the style and spirit of comedy legends Monty Python. |
| Senior members of the Malaysian government have demanded action be taken against Mr Chua. | Senior members of the Malaysian government have demanded action be taken against Mr Chua. |
| Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says that if people are allowed to make fun of Malaysia's leaders they would use the same freedoms to insult the Prophet Muhammad, as he says is done in the West. | Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says that if people are allowed to make fun of Malaysia's leaders they would use the same freedoms to insult the Prophet Muhammad, as he says is done in the West. |
| Mr Hishammuddin stressed that he was not trying to put Malaysia's leaders on the same level as the Prophet. | Mr Hishammuddin stressed that he was not trying to put Malaysia's leaders on the same level as the Prophet. |
| However senior members of the conservative Islamic party, PAS, say that by linking the two, he has in effect done just that. |