Zaid tells Malaysia to quit UN and join IS

 

If the government cannot accept liberalism, then it should cease being a member of the United Nations and join the Islamic State (IS) rebel movement, Zaid Ibrahim says.

"If you are a member of the UN and the Security Council, then you are subscribing to a liberal world.

"This league of nations is established on principles of human rights, minority rights and women rights," added the former de facto law minister.

Zaid was speaking at a press conference organised by Sisters in Islam (SIS) on its judicial review on a fatwa against those promoting Islamic liberalism and pluralism.

He said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak should also take action against groups that do not adhere to this.

"I would suggest to the prime minister that he should stop all the nonsense by Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) and PAS fellows because they don't understand this concept," he added.

Zaid who is a co-appellant in the judicial review filed by SIS, also said the fatwa issue was not just a legal problem but a politically-motivated one.

'Political will too involved in fatwa issue'

"This is not a legal problem alone but involves political will as well."

He also queried the prime minister on what was going on in the country today, with the increase in issues like the above of late.

"What is the direction this country is heading to, where are we going?" Zaid asked stating that if this continued, Malaysians will be segregated and polarised.

Touching on the issue of the hudud implementation, he said that it would not be passed as it is "risky business".

"Umno will not implement hudud, there is so much of corruption around, so it is risky business to do so.

"Neither would PAS want the law to be executed," Zaid added.