Sharia alert — in “moderate” Malaysia. From Straits Times via Malaysiakini, with thanks to Ali Dashti:
They have no standard uniforms, nor do they carry weapons. Instead, they are armed with just an unshakeable belief they are carrying out God’s will by enforcing the syariah law.
Malaysia’s religious police, known simply as Islamic Department enforcement officers, usually catch Muslims for eating during the fasting month and unmarried Muslim couples in compromising positions. Sometimes, they nab Malays for drinking in pubs.