The website of Malaysian Catholic newspaper, The Herald, has been hacked after the High Court allowed the paper the right to use "Allah" for God in its Malay-language section. Father Lawrence Andrew, the priest-editor of the Herald Catholic Weekly, told The Malaysian Insider that the online version of the paper has been hacked twice to date. The first incident reportedly happened at 1 am on Jan 3.
"My technician had it sorted by this morning but then the problem started again early this evening. I can't really tell you what the problem is but my technician confirms that we were hacked," he said.
Andrew also disclosed that the website is now operating normally after the last attack was successfully neutralised.
Some Muslim groups are unhappy over the court's decision on Dec 31.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has appealed for calm, saying the Home Ministry will appeal against the ruling, indicating that the fight for Christians to use "Allah" is far from over, the report said.
"The Government is fully aware of the people's concern particularly Muslims all over the country, judging from various reactions received," he is cited saying by The Star newspaper.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the influential Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement is planning a large demonstration on Friday against the verdict.
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