MUSLIM convert preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung has certainly not minced his words as he is now going all-out to take the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to court over the recent “blockage” to his “620K followers” Facebook account.
This follows refusal of the multimedia regulator to comply with three demands of the Multiracial Reverted Muslim (MRM) NGO founder’s lawyer which are (i) the request for a copy of the notice under Section 263 of the MCMC Act 1998; (ii) date and enforcement of the notice and (iii) legal basis of the notice’s issuance.
“MCMC has responded to my request for a copy of the notice under Section 263 of the MCMC Act 1998 from my lawyer,” he penned in a recent Facebook post.
“MCMC REFUSED to cooperate over our three demands as stipulated in our request dated May 15.”
To re-cap, Firdaus had on May 15 submitted a notice to the MCMC to provide a response within 48 hours regarding the blocking of his FB page with 620,000 followers (https://www.facebook.com/FirdausWongMRM) from being accessed by Malaysian IPs (internet protocol).
The action is purportedly over his “Will the word harmony continue to be misused to protect criminal offences?” question posed at the engagement session of the proposed National Harmony Commission establishment organised by the National Unity Ministry on May 11.
Firdaus was present at the event in the capacity as the Gerakan Anti Rumah Anutan Haram (GARAH) chairman following his appointment on May 8.
‘Teach them a lesson’
He is believed to have at least four distinct FB accounts on top of numerous other social media accesses on other platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Telegram and Threads (to name a few).
Delving further on his latest action, Firdaus contended that he would resort to legal action “to defend the right to freedom of expression as enshrined in the Federal Constitution”.
“This is not about me alone but about the rights of all of us as Malaysians! Rights enshrined in the Federal Constitution,” jibed the 43-year-old Jinjang, Kuala Lumpur-raised preacher who embraced Islam at the age of 22.
“Let’s not fight for the right to freedom of expression when we’re not in power or when we’re in opposition but prevent freedom of expression after we are in power. My action is for all of us as Malaysians.”
A quick check at the comments section showed that Firdaus’ fanbase is rallying him to teach the Madani government a lesson for obstructing the freedom of expression.
“Don’t forget to also take legal action against (Communications Minister Datuk) Fahmi Fadzil because it was on his orders that many social media platforms where people spoke out got deleted,”” reminded one commenter.
“It’s time to take firm action to teach a those who are restrict the people’s freedom of speech as they please a worthy lesson.”
Another proposed “three steps to teach them (Madani government) a lesson”: (i) sue them; (ii) expose their behaviour on social media; and (iii) don’t vote for them in the next GE (general election). – June 3, 2026
