Malaysian rapper Namewee surrenders himself to Dang Wangi police station to assist investigations into his film ‘Babi’

Malaysian rapper Namewee surrenders himself to Dang Wangi police station to assist investigations into his film ‘Babi’

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Controversial rapper Namewee surrendered himself to the police this morning.

In a Facebook post, Namewee or his real name Wee Meng Chee said he surrendered at the Dang Wangi police station after completing his seven days quarantine.

“Good morning Kuala Lumpur, completed my quarantine,” he wrote.

“Had a good meal at a kopitiam just now and now surrendering myself at the police station. Wish me well.”

Wee said this was the eighth time he took the initiative to cooperate with the police in an investigation as a musician and filmmaker.

“I have never tried to run even though I know I am just a normal citizen and I am not strong enough to fight the huge suppression from this country.”

“But one thing I know I am Malaysian, I love Malaysia, and I hope Malaysia loves me too.”

Wee also said if there is no update from him on his social media before the day ends, it means he had been detained.

Persatuan Seniman Malaysia (Seniman) had in December lodged a police report against the film Babi for allegedly having elements of racism that tarnished Malaysia’s image.

Seniman secretary-general Mohd Hafiz Mohd Nafiah was quoted as saying that based on the video clips that he watched, he personally felt the film contained elements of racism, despite claims that it was based on a true story.

Babi has received nominations at four international film festivals.

Besides nominations for Best Director and Best Actor in the Toronto International Film Festival, the film was also nominated at the Berlin International Film Festival, Bangkok International Film Festival, and the Golden Horse Award.

 Wangi警察局，协助调查他的电影“ Babi”

吉隆坡，3月22日-有争议的说唱歌手Namewee今天早上向警方投降。

Namewee或他的真实姓名Wee Meng Chee在Facebook帖子中说，他完成了为期7天的检疫后，在Dang Wangi警察局投降了。

他写道：“早上好，吉隆坡，完成了我的检疫工作。”

“刚才在科皮亚顿吃了一顿饭，现在在警察局投降。祝我好。”

韦恩说，这是他第八次主动与警方合作，以音乐家和电影制片人的身份进行调查。

“尽管我知道我只是一个普通的公民，而且我还没有足够强大的力量来抵抗来自这个国家的巨大镇压，但我从未尝试过竞选。”

“但是我知道我是马来西亚人，我爱马来西亚，但我希望马来西亚也爱我。”

韦恩还说，如果在一天结束之前他在社交媒体上没有任何消息，那意味着他已经被拘留了。

马来西亚Persatuan Seniman（Seniman）去年12月向电影Babi提交了警方报告，理由是该电影涉嫌种族主义元素破坏了马来西亚的形象。

塞尼曼秘书长穆罕默德·哈菲兹·纳菲亚（Mohd Hafiz Mohd Nafiah）表示，根据他观看的视频片段，他个人认为这部电影包含种族主义元素，尽管声称这是基于真实的故事。

巴比已在四个国际电影节上获得提名。

除了在多伦多国际电影节上获得最佳导演和最佳男主角提名外，这部电影还获得了柏林国际电影节，曼谷国际电影节和金马奖的提名。