THE arrest of former Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) has become a national issue and is still hotly debated.
Everyone, from the Prime Minister to celebrities, are questioning the motive behind the lynch-mob style detention orchestrated by 35 Jais officials and over 20 armed policemen in patrol cars at a bungalow in Taman Ukay last Sunday night.