Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali has vowed that the state will do its best to uphold justice and moderation.
Speaking at the World Forum for Muslim Democrats in Petaling Jaya, he said there are many groups who fail to appreciate the Quranic imperatives of justice and yet call themselves "extremist".
These "extremist" and "fanatical" groups, he said, have "no place" in the state of Selangor.
"In this regard, I must stress that such sentiments will have no place in the administration of the state of Selangor and we will do our utmost to ensure that the principles of justice and moderation will prevail at all times," he said.
Azmin (right)
also echoed the words of the newly-installed Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur
Julian Leow Beng Kim, who urged mutul respect and cooperation.
Azmin’s urging comes after he was quoted as urging that the fatwa against NGO Sisters in Islam (SIS), for allegedly spreading "liberalism and pluralism" to be "respected".
SIS is seeking a judicial review on the Selangor Islamic Affairs Council (Mais) fatwa, gazetted in July, and has named Mais, the Selangor Fatwa Council and the Selangor government as respondents.
It argues that the fatwa, which bars SIS from publishing anything including online, breaches its fundamental liberties.
Meanwhile, Azmin conceded as a "microcosm of Malaysia", the way the authorities respond in Selangor would have an effect on the nation.
Selangor’s ethnic and religious distribution is reflective of Malaysia as a whole, he said.
Speaking at the World Forum for Muslim Democrats in Petaling Jaya, he said there are many groups who fail to appreciate the Quranic imperatives of justice and yet call themselves "extremist".
These "extremist" and "fanatical" groups, he said, have "no place" in the state of Selangor.
"In this regard, I must stress that such sentiments will have no place in the administration of the state of Selangor and we will do our utmost to ensure that the principles of justice and moderation will prevail at all times," he said.
Azmin (right)
also echoed the words of the newly-installed Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur
Julian Leow Beng Kim, who urged mutul respect and cooperation.Azmin’s urging comes after he was quoted as urging that the fatwa against NGO Sisters in Islam (SIS), for allegedly spreading "liberalism and pluralism" to be "respected".
SIS is seeking a judicial review on the Selangor Islamic Affairs Council (Mais) fatwa, gazetted in July, and has named Mais, the Selangor Fatwa Council and the Selangor government as respondents.
It argues that the fatwa, which bars SIS from publishing anything including online, breaches its fundamental liberties.
Meanwhile, Azmin conceded as a "microcosm of Malaysia", the way the authorities respond in Selangor would have an effect on the nation.
Selangor’s ethnic and religious distribution is reflective of Malaysia as a whole, he said.
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