Malaysia deplores publication of anti-Islamic caricatures 2 Kuala Lumpur

General Kofi Annan said in New York yesterday
that freedom of the press should not be an excuse for insulting religions,
and expressed concern over the controversy.
In KOTA BAHARU, the Malaysian Indian Muslims Congress
(Kimma) Saturday called on the Jyllands-Posten daily in Denmark to apologize
to Islamic countries for having published the caricatures.
Its national president, Amir Amsaa Alla Pitchay, said in a statement
faxed to the Bernama bureau there that the caricatures were published with
evil intention and disregard for the sensitivities of Muslims.