Umno MPs say it is not necessary to discuss hudud with non-Muslim parties as they do not know anything about the Islamic law.
PETALING JAYA: MCA’s call for action to be taken against two ministers for their support on hudud did not go down well with Umno MPs. One MP rejected outright the need to discuss hudud with non-Muslim BN component parties.
“As Muslims, we cannot go against hudud. Umno does not reject hudud.”
“We also cannot blindly support PAS as we want to know whether PAS intends to add their own interpretation of hudud,” said Kinabatangan MP, Bung Mokhtar Radin.
“MCA’s call for action to be taken against the Minister in Prime Minister’s Department in charge of religious affairs, Jamil Khir Baharom and the International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed is not right,” he added.
Bung said that it was not necessary for Umno to consult BN component parties when the party has already decided to go ahead with the formation of a national technical committee.
“What’s the point of consulting with non-Muslim component parties when they know nothing about hudud apart from the chopping-off of hands?” he said.
Decision made without consultation
Yesterday, MCA Wanita chief Heng Saie Kie had called for action to be taken against the two ministers who had declared their support forhudud implementation, the Islamic criminal penal code, in Kelantan.
“I strongly urge the BN whip to take disciplinary action against the cabinet ministers and they should be directed to leave the joint technical committee, with Kelantan PAS government, immediately.
“It is disappointing when two BN Cabinet ministers had not only expressed their support towards PAS’ Hudud Bill but also announced their participation in the technical committee to review the implementation of hudud law in Kelantan,” Heng had said in a press statement.
She revealed that the decision to form the national technical committee on hudud had been made unilaterally and without consulting BN component parties.
At the beginning of this year, Jamil had announced that the federal government would support any state government wanting to implement hudud law.
Following this, PAS-led Kelantan government announced its intention to implement the law in the state and was supported by Kelantan Umno led by Mustapa.
The state government wants to table two Private Member Bills that would provide for the establishment of a Syariah Special Court and a Syariah Special Appeals Court.
The Syariah Court (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 is also expected to be amended. Both bills are slated to be tabled in September.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had proposed the formation of a national technical committee on hudud.
In the latest development, PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu recently announced that the party would postpone their plans in Kelantan, pending the outcome of the national technical committee’s findings.
It doesn’t concern the Chinese
The Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin has also echoed Bung Mokhtar’s views over the issue.
“MCA has no right to comment on Umno’s role on matters concerning hudud laws. Hudud is not a matter that concerns the Chinese,” he said.
In response to Heng’s claim that it was not right for the national technical committee to be formed without the consensus of BN component parties, Zahidi said that “MCA should perhaps rethink their membership in BN”.
“If they want, they can decide whether or not to remain in BN,” he said.
“As Muslims, we cannot go against hudud. Umno does not reject hudud.”
“We also cannot blindly support PAS as we want to know whether PAS intends to add their own interpretation of hudud,” said Kinabatangan MP, Bung Mokhtar Radin.
“MCA’s call for action to be taken against the Minister in Prime Minister’s Department in charge of religious affairs, Jamil Khir Baharom and the International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed is not right,” he added.
Bung said that it was not necessary for Umno to consult BN component parties when the party has already decided to go ahead with the formation of a national technical committee.
“What’s the point of consulting with non-Muslim component parties when they know nothing about hudud apart from the chopping-off of hands?” he said.
Decision made without consultation
Yesterday, MCA Wanita chief Heng Saie Kie had called for action to be taken against the two ministers who had declared their support forhudud implementation, the Islamic criminal penal code, in Kelantan.
“I strongly urge the BN whip to take disciplinary action against the cabinet ministers and they should be directed to leave the joint technical committee, with Kelantan PAS government, immediately.
“It is disappointing when two BN Cabinet ministers had not only expressed their support towards PAS’ Hudud Bill but also announced their participation in the technical committee to review the implementation of hudud law in Kelantan,” Heng had said in a press statement.
She revealed that the decision to form the national technical committee on hudud had been made unilaterally and without consulting BN component parties.
At the beginning of this year, Jamil had announced that the federal government would support any state government wanting to implement hudud law.
Following this, PAS-led Kelantan government announced its intention to implement the law in the state and was supported by Kelantan Umno led by Mustapa.
The state government wants to table two Private Member Bills that would provide for the establishment of a Syariah Special Court and a Syariah Special Appeals Court.
The Syariah Court (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 is also expected to be amended. Both bills are slated to be tabled in September.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had proposed the formation of a national technical committee on hudud.
In the latest development, PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu recently announced that the party would postpone their plans in Kelantan, pending the outcome of the national technical committee’s findings.
It doesn’t concern the Chinese
The Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin has also echoed Bung Mokhtar’s views over the issue.
“MCA has no right to comment on Umno’s role on matters concerning hudud laws. Hudud is not a matter that concerns the Chinese,” he said.
In response to Heng’s claim that it was not right for the national technical committee to be formed without the consensus of BN component parties, Zahidi said that “MCA should perhaps rethink their membership in BN”.
“If they want, they can decide whether or not to remain in BN,” he said.
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