JOHOR BARU, Feb. 18 -- A 33-year-old unemployed man was charged at the Magistrate's Court here today after he was accused of stepping on the Quran and insulting Islam, in an incident that was shared 'live' on Facebook on February 13.

However, accused Mohd Zulkifli Ali was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation before proceeding with the case.

Earlier, Mohd Zulkifli nodded in apparent acknowledgement after the charges were read to him by an interpreter before Magistrate Nurasidah A. Rahman.

However, no plea was recorded from him.

This prompted Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurhayati Muhammad Fathullah to apply for the accused to be transferred to Permai Hospital in Tampoi here for a mental assessment.

The court allowed the application unde...