Is blasphemy illegal in Malaysia?
Criminal offense
Malaysia criminalizes blasphemy through the Penal Code and state Sharia courts.
Malaysia is one of 30 countries classified “Criminal offense” for blasphemy — 56% of the 54 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Indonesia
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense under Article 156(a) punishable by up to five years of imprisonment.
- Philippines
- Criminal offense The Philippines criminalizes offending religious feelings with imprisonment penalties under the Revised Penal Code.
- Thailand
- Criminal offense Thailand's penal code and Sangha Act criminalize insults to religion with imprisonment penalties.
- Myanmar
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is a criminal offense in Myanmar under Section 295A of the Penal Code.
- Bangladesh
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is forbidden by penal code provisions prohibiting the hurting of religious sentiments.
- Australia
- Varies by region Blasphemy is a common law offence in some states but abolished in others.
Other laws in Malaysia
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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