Lim Kit Siang says the DPM should be careful with his statements and speeches.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s faux pas claiming that extremism had never existed among Muslims in Malaysia is in the same class as Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s faux pas praising and glorifying Islamic State terrorism last June, said DAP elder statesman Lim Kit Siang in a statement.
“Muhyiddin’s latest faux pas joins the DPM’s host of infamous “quotes” like “I am Malay first, Malaysian second” and “Malaysian youngsters are receiving better education than children in the United States, Britain and Germany”.”
Lim, who is also DAP Parliamentary Leader and Gelang Patah MP, didn’t mention Muhyiddin also claiming that “Malaysia had the best civil service in the world” and remaining silent when the EC claimed that the “electoral rolls were the cleanest in the world”.
If there are no extremists among Muslims in Malaysia, how come the Bukit Aman Special Counter Terrorism Division had arrested 51 persons suspected of being Malaysian militants?
That’s what Lim wants to know from Muhyiddin.
Lim has more questions:
Furthermore, why have the number of Muslim Malaysians fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria gone up from 39 to 59 since October?
And why have Muslim Malaysians even gone to the extent of taking personal loans from banks and money-lenders to pay for their passage to Syria to join the Islamic State and to fund their living expenses there, knowing that repayment of their loans was very slim?
Why have at least six Muslim Malaysians died in Iraq and Syria fighting for the Islamic State?
Is Muhyiddin also suggesting that Najib’s Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) has no relevance, role or importance to Malaysia but only for the rest of the world?
The fact is that there are extremists among all races and religions, whether in Malaysia or in the international arena . . . people who are so bigoted with racial and religious hatred and intolerance that they pose serious threats to the future of Malaysia and even the world, added Lim.
“This is why moderates in Malaysia, regardless of race, religion, region or politics, must stand united on this one common issue, to forge the unity of the moderates to save the country from the bigots and extremists and ensure that the majority voices of moderation, inclusion, tolerance and harmony drown out the voices and rhetoric of extremism, hatred and disharmony.”
Rule of law and the administration of justice in Malaysia
Lim warned Muhyiddin to be careful with his statements and speeches, for his call for “stern action” to be taken against Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) executive director Eric Paulsen was followed up by swift police action the same night, involving about 20 police personnel arresting him under the Sedition Act for his tweet accusing the Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) of promoting extremism.
Was it necessary for the police to stage such a major show of force, when Paulsen had agreed on Monday to be in Bukit Aman to co-operate with police investigations?
“Paulsen’s arrest under the Sedition Act has only highlighted the selectivity of law enforcement, from selective police investigations to the Attorney-General’s selective prosecutions, which have given Malaysia a bad name in the world with regard to the rule of law and the administration of justice in Malaysia,” said Lim.
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s faux pas claiming that extremism had never existed among Muslims in Malaysia is in the same class as Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s faux pas praising and glorifying Islamic State terrorism last June, said DAP elder statesman Lim Kit Siang in a statement.
“Muhyiddin’s latest faux pas joins the DPM’s host of infamous “quotes” like “I am Malay first, Malaysian second” and “Malaysian youngsters are receiving better education than children in the United States, Britain and Germany”.”
Lim, who is also DAP Parliamentary Leader and Gelang Patah MP, didn’t mention Muhyiddin also claiming that “Malaysia had the best civil service in the world” and remaining silent when the EC claimed that the “electoral rolls were the cleanest in the world”.
If there are no extremists among Muslims in Malaysia, how come the Bukit Aman Special Counter Terrorism Division had arrested 51 persons suspected of being Malaysian militants?
That’s what Lim wants to know from Muhyiddin.
Lim has more questions:
Furthermore, why have the number of Muslim Malaysians fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria gone up from 39 to 59 since October?
And why have Muslim Malaysians even gone to the extent of taking personal loans from banks and money-lenders to pay for their passage to Syria to join the Islamic State and to fund their living expenses there, knowing that repayment of their loans was very slim?
Why have at least six Muslim Malaysians died in Iraq and Syria fighting for the Islamic State?
Is Muhyiddin also suggesting that Najib’s Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) has no relevance, role or importance to Malaysia but only for the rest of the world?
The fact is that there are extremists among all races and religions, whether in Malaysia or in the international arena . . . people who are so bigoted with racial and religious hatred and intolerance that they pose serious threats to the future of Malaysia and even the world, added Lim.
“This is why moderates in Malaysia, regardless of race, religion, region or politics, must stand united on this one common issue, to forge the unity of the moderates to save the country from the bigots and extremists and ensure that the majority voices of moderation, inclusion, tolerance and harmony drown out the voices and rhetoric of extremism, hatred and disharmony.”
Rule of law and the administration of justice in Malaysia
Lim warned Muhyiddin to be careful with his statements and speeches, for his call for “stern action” to be taken against Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) executive director Eric Paulsen was followed up by swift police action the same night, involving about 20 police personnel arresting him under the Sedition Act for his tweet accusing the Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) of promoting extremism.
Was it necessary for the police to stage such a major show of force, when Paulsen had agreed on Monday to be in Bukit Aman to co-operate with police investigations?
“Paulsen’s arrest under the Sedition Act has only highlighted the selectivity of law enforcement, from selective police investigations to the Attorney-General’s selective prosecutions, which have given Malaysia a bad name in the world with regard to the rule of law and the administration of justice in Malaysia,” said Lim.
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