Molotov cocktail attack on Kulai Rohingya settlement linked to provocative viral clip, police say

In Johor Bahru, an arson attack on a Rohingya settlement in Kulai Besar was reportedly incited by racially provocative videos circulating online.

Molotov cocktails were thrown, causing minor fires that were quickly extinguished without injuries or significant damage.

The police are investigating the case under anti-arson and cyber-crime laws, linking the incident to online videos challenging local Malays and possibly using unauthorized images.

This event reflects rising tensions and negative sentiment toward the Rohingya community in Malaysia, often exacerbated by misinformation spread on social media.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 13 — Police believe an early morning arson attack targeting several homes at an ethnic Rohingya settlement in Kulai Besar was triggered by racially provocative videos circulating on social media.

Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad confirmed that Molotov cocktails were hurled at the settlement, likely sparking localised fires along the perimeter fences of several residences.

“However, the fire was successfully extinguished and there were no injuries or other damage reported.

“Police have also received a report on the incident at 1.30am,” he said in a statement today.

Initial investigations indicate the attack could have been retaliation by individuals angered by two viral video clips circulating online.

Ab Rahaman said the footage showed a group of ethnic Rohingya youths issuing challenges for a street confrontation in the Kulai area.

“The individuals in the video also claimed that the Malay community lacked the courage to enter the area,” he said, adding that police also received a report on the videos.

In a related development, a Rohingya man in his 30s lodged a separate police report denying any involvement in the viral content, claiming that unidentified individuals had appropriated his photograph without consent to manufacture the provocative videos.

Ab Rahaman said police have launched investigations under both anti-arson statutes and cyber-crime laws.

“Police have opened two investigation papers regarding this incident. Investigators are probing the case under Section 436 of the Penal Code for mischief by fire or explosive substances.

“Police are also investigating the case under Sections 505(b) and 505(c) of the Penal Code that deal with statements, rumors, or reports that cause public mischief, fear, or communal incitement.

“The case is also being investigated under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 regarding the improper use of network facilities,” he said.

The incident highlights escalating communal friction in Malaysia, where public and political attitudes toward the displaced Rohingya community have increasingly hardened from initial humanitarian sympathy to visible resentment.

Such hostility is frequently fuelled by online misinformation, unverified social media narratives, and localised discontent with suburban migrant enclaves.

Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, but currently hosts more than 126,000 registered Rohingya refugees through the UNHCR.

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据报道，柔佛州新山古来勿刹一处罗兴亚人定居点遭到纵火袭击，起因是网上流传的种族挑衅视频。

有人投掷燃烧弹，引发小火，但火势很快被扑灭，没有造成人员伤亡或重大损失。

警方正在根据反纵火和网络犯罪法调查此案，并将该事件与挑战当地马来人并可能使用未经授权图像的在线视频联系起来。

这一事件反映了马来西亚社会对罗兴亚社区日益紧张的局势和负面情绪，而社交媒体上流传的虚假信息往往会加剧这种紧张局势。

新山，10 月 13 日讯——警方认为，今天清晨发生在古来勿刹罗兴亚人聚居区的多处房屋遭纵火袭击，是由社交媒体上流传的种族挑衅视频引发的。

柔佛州警察总长拿督阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼·阿尔萨德证实，有人向该居民区投掷燃烧弹，很可能在几处住宅的围墙附近引发了局部火灾。

“然而，火灾已被成功扑灭，没有人员伤亡或其他损失的报告。”

“警方也于凌晨1点30分接到了有关这起事件的报告，”他今天在一份声明中说。

初步调查显示，此次袭击可能是由于两段在网上流传的病毒式视频片段激怒了某些人而进行的报复。

阿卜·拉赫曼表示，录像显示一群罗兴亚族青年在古来地区发出街头冲突的挑战。

“视频中的人还声称，马来社群缺乏勇气进入该地区，”他说，并补充说，警方也收到了有关这些视频的举报。

另据报道，一名 30 多岁的罗兴亚男子向警方报案，否认参与了网络疯传的内容，并声称有人未经他同意盗用了他的照片，制作了这些挑衅性视频。

阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼表示，警方已根据反纵火法和网络犯罪法展开调查。

“警方已就此事件立案调查。调查人员正根据《刑法》第436条（纵火或使用爆炸物造成破坏）对此案进行调查。”

“警方还根据《刑法》第 505(b) 条和第 505(c) 条对该案件进行调查，这两条涉及引起公众骚乱、恐惧或煽动群体情绪的言论、谣言或报道。

“目前，该案件还根据 1998 年《通信和多媒体法》第 233 条，就网络设施不当使用问题进行调查，”他说。

该事件凸显了马来西亚日益加剧的社区摩擦，公众和政治界对流离失所的罗兴亚社区的态度已从最初的人道主义同情逐渐转变为明显的怨恨。

这种敌意往往是由网络上的虚假信息、未经证实的社交媒体叙事以及对郊区移民聚居区的局部不满情绪所煽动的。

马来西亚并非 1951 年《难民公约》的缔约国，但目前通过联合国难民署收容了超过 126,000 名登记在册的罗兴亚难民。

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