Utusan Online menyiarkan berita ini pada 2 November 2009:
'KUALA LUMPUR 1 Nov. – Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) menahan bekas Mufti Perlis, Dr. Mohd. Asri Zainal Abidin selepas beliau menyampaikan kuliah di sebuah kediaman di Taman Sri Ukay di sini malam ini. Penahanan Mohd. Asri pada pukul 12 tengah malam itu dipercayai ada kaitan dengan fahaman Wahabi yang dikaitkan dengan beliau. Sebelum beliau ditahan, sepasukan anggota polis dan pegawai JAIS telah berada di luar rumah banglo itu sejak pukul 8 malam. Dianggarkan, terdapat hampir 1,000 orang hadir mengikuti kuliah tersebut. - Utusan'
Berikut pula laporan Bernama.com:
'KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Former Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin was arrested while giving a religious talk at a house in Taman Sri Ukay, Hulu Klang, early Monday. According to witnesses, Asri was arrested at 12.10am by police and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) officers and was then taken to the Hulu Klang police station. The talk was attended by about 100 people, including Ampang member of parliament Zuraida Kamaruddin and Hulu Klang assemblyman Saari Sungib. Ampang district police chief ACP Abdul Jalil Hassan when contacted said police were only assisting JAIS in the operation and that he did not have details on the matter.'
[ Gambar: Bekas Mufti Perlis, Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin. Sumber: Minda Tajdid ]
