A few days ago, a member of the public reported that the wallpaper of two Hunan restaurants in Penang, “Xiangge Li Spicy”, had communist elements such as the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong and the Red Guards; the Penang police went to the restaurant in question on the 2nd of this month to investigate the matter, based on the suspicion of “promoting communism The Penang police went to the restaurant in question on the 2nd of this month to investigate, based on the suspicion of “promoting communism”, to tear down the wallpaper and seize other items related to communism in the store. In response, the person in charge of the restaurant complained that he did not mean to promote communism, but only wanted to use it as an advertising gimmick; several employees in the restaurant have completed their statements, while the couple in charge have not yet completed their statements because they are still in quarantine from Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19).
According to media reports, the restaurant “Xiangge Li Spicy” in Bukit Mertajam and Pulau Tikus, Penang, was reported by the public for allegedly promoting communism, and the police arrived to investigate and confirmed that the wallpaper of the restaurant was 7.64 meters long and 2.13 meters wide with the head of Mao Zedong and the head of a Red Guard soldier holding the “Xiao Zedong”. The police investigated and confirmed that the wallpaper was 7.64 meters long and 2.13 meters wide with the head of Mao Zedong, the Red Guards holding up the “Little Red Book” and other representative images of communism, and tore down the controversial wallpaper on the spot for allegedly “promoting communism” and seized other cartoons and cups containing communist elements.
The police filed a case under the Criminal Code “intentionally causing public panic and disrupting social peace” and Article 47 of the Societies Act 1966 “possession of articles promoting illegal organizations”, and also brought the 23-year-old store manager and five employees back for questioning on the spot, and the statement was recorded.
In this regard, the woman said that the wallpaper is purchased from the Chinese shopping platform Taobao, although the image content will be reminiscent of the Chinese Communist Party, but the text content has nothing to do with this, “the content is not at all what they say to promote communism, even the topic of communism are not, the content is written with some of the restaurant, ah, with the food-related content”, advocate wallpaper style is just a creative expression, “I was reading these words, I think it is particularly interesting and funny, will attract customers”.
Wen added that she applied to the local municipal council for a business license, as well as renewing the work permits of employees, have provided the authorities with photos of the restaurant, but have not been told that the wallpaper has illegal, “I opened my own store, I thought of this as the theme. I did not expect to be in trouble with the law 4 years later”.
In this regard, the local police confirmed that there is indeed this case, said the shopkeeper involved in the case will be quarantined period after the end of the arraignment investigation.
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