Three reports lodged against Harith Iskander over coffee joke, says Johor top cop

Three police reports have been lodged against comedian Harith Iskander in Johor over allegations of making insensitive comments on Islam, says Comm Datuk M. Kumar.

The Johor police chief said the reports against the local celebrity and a Facebook user were lodged in the Iskandar Puteri, Johor Baru North and Kluang districts.

“Johor police have confirmed receiving the reports in connection with making insults against Islam by the Facebook account owner Harith Iskander and Cecelia Yap Song KL,” he said in a statement here on Tuesday (Jan 21).

Comm Kumar added that the reports were lodged following a recent Facebook post made by Harith who uploaded a photo of a coffee drink named “ham sap kopi” and a caption.