KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Umno Information Chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan today advised Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar to stop flip-flopping on her alleged controversial statement on freedom of religion and make a public apology.
He said all evidence, such as the video recording and transcript of her speech at a forum last Saturday, had been uploaded onto the Internet, including YouTube.
It is unnecessary for the MP for Lembah Pantai to divert the people’s attention by suing newspapers and claiming that the media had misquoted her. “Everything is clear. Why must she deny it? If she had made a mistake, just apologise, and not put the blame on Umno, the Utusan (Malaysia) newspaper, and other media.
“If she had made a mistake, she should admit it and withdraw her statement. She should correct herself, repent and make a public apology,” he told reporters after chairing a meeting of speakers from Umno, here. In SHAH ALAM, Nurul Izzah, accompanied by lawyer Fadlina Sidik, went to the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) to explain the statement she had made.
“Besides providing the explanation, I also lodged a complaint with Jais on the reports in several local newspapers alleging that I support Malays being allowed to choose their religion,” she told reporters after a meeting with Jais director Datuk Marzuki Hussin.
A pro-opposition news portal, in a report on Nov 3, had quoted Nurul Izzah as saying that people should not be compelled to adopt a particular religion, and that this should also apply to Malays.
“When you ask me, there is no compulsion in religion ... how can anyone say sorry, this (religious freedom) only applies to non-Malays, it has to apply equally,” she was quoted as saying when speaking at a forum on “Islamic State:
Which version; Who’s responsibility?” in Subang Jaya on that date. Ahmad Maslan said the Umno Information Bureau would hold information sessions on the matter at the grassroots level.
He said that based on the Federal Constitution, freedom of religion was not applicable in the context of Muslims.
“Do they want to amend the constitution if they come to power after the next general election?” he asked. — Bernama
He said all evidence, such as the video recording and transcript of her speech at a forum last Saturday, had been uploaded onto the Internet, including YouTube.
It is unnecessary for the MP for Lembah Pantai to divert the people’s attention by suing newspapers and claiming that the media had misquoted her. “Everything is clear. Why must she deny it? If she had made a mistake, just apologise, and not put the blame on Umno, the Utusan (Malaysia) newspaper, and other media.
“If she had made a mistake, she should admit it and withdraw her statement. She should correct herself, repent and make a public apology,” he told reporters after chairing a meeting of speakers from Umno, here. In SHAH ALAM, Nurul Izzah, accompanied by lawyer Fadlina Sidik, went to the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) to explain the statement she had made.
“Besides providing the explanation, I also lodged a complaint with Jais on the reports in several local newspapers alleging that I support Malays being allowed to choose their religion,” she told reporters after a meeting with Jais director Datuk Marzuki Hussin.
A pro-opposition news portal, in a report on Nov 3, had quoted Nurul Izzah as saying that people should not be compelled to adopt a particular religion, and that this should also apply to Malays.
“When you ask me, there is no compulsion in religion ... how can anyone say sorry, this (religious freedom) only applies to non-Malays, it has to apply equally,” she was quoted as saying when speaking at a forum on “Islamic State:
Which version; Who’s responsibility?” in Subang Jaya on that date. Ahmad Maslan said the Umno Information Bureau would hold information sessions on the matter at the grassroots level.
He said that based on the Federal Constitution, freedom of religion was not applicable in the context of Muslims.
“Do they want to amend the constitution if they come to power after the next general election?” he asked. — Bernama
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