Its president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman also described the arrest of lawyer Eric Paulsen under the Sedition Act as a lesson for the ultra liberals who accuse Islamists as extremists.
“What they have done is a crime of sedition which can divide the nation and threaten harmony,” he added in a statement.
Ironically, the right-wing movement itself has often been accused of churning out divisive and incendiary remarks, while Abdullah himself has been charged with sedition.
Blaming the “liberal media” for this, he said attacks against Isma had intensified over the last two weeks with the movement accused of being extreme and fanatical.
“Describing the struggle to defend Islam, the position of the Malays and bumiputera and Malay unity from a foreign agenda as extreme is a hate-filled slander which is dangerous,” he warned.
He said due to their excessiveness, these ultra liberals go overboard and behave aggressively.
Abdullah said the liberals would work with media organisations that share a similar agenda to incite the people to hate each other to the point that one might act beyond the ambit of the law.
“This means, they have abused their freedom of expression to carry out provocative, slanderous and seditious actions,” he added.Abdullah also said that Islam is not an extreme religion.
Paulsen (left) was arrested last night over his tweet that the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) was promoting extremism.
The Lawyers for Liberty executive director has been remanded until tomorrow to facilitate investigations.
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