Two police officers from the Penang police headquarters visited state executive member Chong Eng in Komtar today, over her statement on a Friday sermon on rape by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais).
 
Chong found herself on the police radar after she released a statement last week, questioning Jais' views on rape in a Friday's sermon.
 
The sermon had reportedly claimed that covering of the "aurat" can prevent women from physical and mental harassment, and can reduce incidents of rape, illicit sex and incest.

Accompanying Chong was her lawyer Lee Khai, who met the police officers at 1.19pm at Level 28 where the chief minister's office is located.
 
Chong (left) is in charge of the women, youth, family, community and sports portfolio, and is currently the DAP Wanita chief.
 
Twenty supporters comprising staff from the Penang Women's Development Centre, members of NGOs and several assemblypersons waited outside the room where the police met Chong.
 
The police left around 1.24pm after requesting her to go to the Seberang Perai police headquarters at 6.30pm to give her statement.
 
Later, Chong told reporters that she treated the investigation as one of the hazards of being a politician in Malaysia.
 
"I will carry out my duties as usual. I won’t let it affect my work. Let's just hope for the best and prepare for the worst," she stressed.
 
'Be cautious'

Earlier, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the Penang government would support Chong in her current predicament with the police.
 
He warned all Pakatan politicians to be cautious as the long arm of the law may come for them, just as they have for Chong.
 
He said this when referring to the Federal Court's decision yesterday to jail opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for five years for sodomy.
 
"Chong never questioned the religious rights of Muslim women to "tutup aurat".
 
"She merely spoke about rape and women's issues, so we from the Penang executive council will support and defend her," he said.
 
Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar (right) tweeted on Monday that police will probe Chong under Section 298 of the Penal Code for "deliberately wounding the religious feelings of any person".
 
If charged and convicted under this law, Chong faces a jail term of up to one year, a fine or both.
 
Chong's run in with the law comes after human rights lawyer Eric Paulsen was earlier charged under the 1948 Sedition Act for his claims that Friday sermon texts issued by the Malaysian Islamic Religious Department (Jakim) "promoted extremism".