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- Dr Chandra: Parties that subscribe to hudud should not be empowered
- Karpal raps Najib over ‘secret’ remarks
- PAS should include hudud law in manifesto, says Chua
- Soi Lek challenges PR to put hudud in common policy platform
- Guan Eng questions Umno’s logic behind dominant DAP claim
- PM: Opposition spews nothing but lies, lies and more lies
- Khairy: ‘Winnable’ candidates must be all-rounders
- Umno inciting power struggle with dominant DAP role, says Pakatan
| Dr Chandra: Parties that subscribe to hudud should not be empowered Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:06 PM PST (The Star) - The effect of hudud law on non-Muslims is very real, said speakers at a forum entitled Hudud: Its implications on non-Muslims in Malaysia' here on Sunday. International Movement for a Just World president Prof Dr Chandra Muzaffar said parties that subscribed to hudud should not be empowered. He noted that most countries that have adopted hudud law had failed in protecting their people or their rights. "Not a single hudud state can be an example to us human kind," he said to during the session entitled Hudud and its legal implication on non-Muslims', which was moderated by Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee. The forum, which was organised by the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (Insap), was held at Wisma MCA. Dr Chandra said non-Muslims would also suffer should PAS implement hudud laws. "It does not recognise the principle of shared rights and responsibilities. They have the notion of protecting you but not according you your rights," he added. Dr Chandra hit out at PAS for its narrow interpretation of hudud in Kelantan and previously in Terengganu, which he said did not emphasise on forgiveness and reform as stated in the Quran. "The emphasis should not be on prohibit and punish, as Islam is meant to educate and enlighten. A narrow interpretation can destroy a nation," he added. Another speaker, Ustaz Mohd Kamal Saidin, who is the religious adviser to the Terengganu Mentri Besar, criticised Kelantan's hudud law guidebook. He said that the enactment did not follow the proper Islamic hudud guidelines, including on sodomy, rape and the option for non-Muslims that he said was not true. Ustaz Mohd Kamal also said that it would be unfair to implement hudud law on Muslims but not non-Muslims, and that this would also create confusion. Lawyer Philip Koh said Malaysia was a secular country and anyone who wanted to change the laws should remember that it should not be restrictive or affect the rights of any one community. He noted that every faith may have ideas as to how it wanted the laws to be framed to govern society but it should not impede on the rights of those from other faiths. Koh said the Reid Commission, which was the base of which the Federal Constitution was formed, had clearly stated that Malaysia is a secular nation. Economist Fui K.Soong said implementing hudud law in Malaysia would not be popular with foreign investors. The Centre for Strategic Engagement (CENSE) chief executive officer said the dual judiciary systems under the hudud laws meant that businesses would also have to comply with Syariah requisitions. "It is definitely going to have an impact on foreign direct investment," said Fui. She urged Malaysians to object to hudud law now rather than wait for it to happen.
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| Karpal raps Najib over ‘secret’ remarks Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:52 PM PST The DAP national chairman says it was unbecoming of the prime minister to make a sardonic statement. (Free Malaysia Today) - DAP national chairman Karpal Singh today rapped Umno president Najib Tun Razak for his irresponsible statement that DAP knew all of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's secrets. He also chided the prime minister for criticising Anwar's decision to give an unsworn statement from the dock in the on-going sodomy II trial. Karpal accused Najib of mocking a lawyer-client relationship by creating an impression that the DAP was holding Anwar to political ransom. He said Najib was suggesting that he (Karpal) was a crooked lawyer misusing his position as Anwar's defence counsel in the sodomy trial to find out the PKR supremo's secrets and use them to DAP's political advantage. He criticised Najib for making a sardonic statement unbecoming of a prime minister. "It was irresponsible," Karpal told reporters during a visit to his Bukit Gelugor parliamentary constituency here. Najib in his winding-up speech at the Umno general assembly last week said Karpal's appointment as Anwar's lawyer in the second sodomy trial had made it possible for DAP to gain confidential information from the PKR leader. Najib claimed that DAP has been so bold now because Karpal knew everything about Anwar. Karpal also took Najib to task for criticising Anwar for making an unsworn statement in the sodomy trial, pointing out that it amounted to "contempt of court proceedings and defamation". He warned Najib to be prepared to face the music and hinted that the premier could even face a defamation suit if he repeated such rash remarks. He clarified that under the law, Anwar, the Permatang Pauh MP, has the right to choose to testify under oath or make an unsworn statement from the dock. 'Najib should not interfere' Karpal said that Anwar had acted on his (Karpal's) legal advice to choose the option to give an unsworn statement. "It's up to court to decide on how much weight it is going to give to the statement. Najib should not interfere in the court proceedings. "I hope the court would not be influenced by Najib's remarks," said Karpal.
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| PAS should include hudud law in manifesto, says Chua Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:49 PM PST The MCA president wants the opposition party to spell out details about the law. (BERNAMA) - PAS should include the hudud law in its election manifesto and make it a common agenda for the opposition pact in the coming general election, spelling out all the details about the law, MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek said today. "I would suggest, as a matter of transparency, that PAS include the hudud law and its implementation, in their general election manifesto. "And since they always say that they will never do anything without consulting their partners, I would suggest that it be made a common agenda of the opposition," he said. Speaking at a forum on "Hudud and Its Implications on Non-Muslims in Malaysia" organised by the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research, here, Chua said the hudud law would affect all Malaysians although PAS had claimed that it would not affect the non-Muslim community. The panellists at the half-day forum comprised legal practitioners and government officers dealing with Islamic affairs. Among them were the International Movement For a Just World (JUST) president Prof Chandra Muzaffar and Religious Adviser to Terengganu Menteri Besar Mohd Kamal Saidin
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| Soi Lek challenges PR to put hudud in common policy platform Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:53 PM PST By Yow Hong Chieh, The Malaysian Insider MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today dared Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to include hudud in its Common Policy Framework. He said the opposition pact should not hide its intention to enact the Islamic criminal law once in power so voters can make an informed choice on polling day. "Put it in the manifesto. Lay all your cards on the table so the people can decide. "Then if the people vote Pakatan Rakyat knowing full well they will implement hudud, we will respect that," Dr Chua said. He was speaking at the opening of the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research's (Insap) forum on hudud at the MCA headquarters here. Dr Chua also criticised non-Muslim opposition leaders for not speaking out against PAS's plan to enact hudud at a federal level once PR seizes Putrajaya from Barisan Nasional (BN). He singled out DAP for trying to "delude" the public into thinking the Islamic law would not be introduced due to lack of parliamentary support. This was because Muslim MPs from both sides of the political divide would face "tremendous pressure" to support any hudud Bill tabled in Parliament, he said. "So hudud is a possibility in this country. Do not dismiss it...
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| Guan Eng questions Umno’s logic behind dominant DAP claim Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:39 PM PST By Melissa Chi, The Malaysian Insider Lim Guan Eng challenged today Umno's charge against the DAP by portraying it as the dominant party in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) pact. Lim, who is DAP secretary-general, pointed out that his party had the least number of contests compared to its two allies in PR, PKR and PAS, which stood 97 candidates and 66 candidates respectively in the 2008 general elections. "How can a party contesting in just 47 seats lead PR? This is clearly a dangerous racial game to incite hatred and fear against the DAP and the non-Malays," he said while opening the Penang state DAP Wanita congress in George Town today. A copy of his speech was emailed to The Malaysian Insider. "To cover up their weaknesses in financial irregularities in BN, Umno had used its last weapon which is to play up racial and religious issues against the DAP, Christians, the Chinese community, and DAP voters," he (picture) added, referring to Umno's general assembly that ended yesterday. During the five-day-long Umno assembly, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's Malay party had concentrated its attacks on the DAP and warned that should PR come to power in the next polls coming soon, the next prime minister will be a leader from the Chinese-majority opposition party.
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| PM: Opposition spews nothing but lies, lies and more lies Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST (The Star) - DATUK Seri Najib Tun Razak condemned Pakatan Rakyat as deceitful and said that it had told "the biggest lie in Malaysian history". Obviously referring to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, although never mentioning the Opposition leader by name, the Umno president said: "He is only good at crowing, but he has nothing to show for it," he said, as he related the story of how Anwar boasted that he was going to take over the Government on Sept 16, 2008. Najib said the Barisan foe had said he was on the way to Putrajaya and the King was prepared to swear him in as Prime Minister. "I asked the Yang di-Pertuan Agong about it and he shook his head (in puzzlement)," Najib said. Then he claimed that 30 Barisan MPs were ready to defect, but it was all a lie, he added. "After that he claimed that the chief of the armed forces was supporting him, but I knew it was a lie because (then armed forces chief) Tan Sri Aziz Zainal is my friend." Najib said offers of high posts were made to Barisan MPs through a third party but none of them were interested. "I swore on the Quran four times, but he was unwilling to do so. He did not even want to make a statement in court under oath. It (the unsworn statement he made in court) was a political statement (for which he could not be cross-examined)." While his nemesis attacked Umno and Barisan, his own party was in disarray with a record number of leaders quitting, including a deputy president, vice-president, secretary-general and supreme council members, Najib said. "Even his personal lawyer has left him," the Umno president added.
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| Khairy: ‘Winnable’ candidates must be all-rounders Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:03 AM PST (The Star) - Candidates deemed "winnable" must be all-rounders and not just look credible on paper, said Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin. He said they should understand what the party president wanted of them, too. "If the candidate is excellent on paper but not well-accepted by our machinery, the party will not go anywhere," he said in his winding-up speech. He urged Umno members to stand behind the decision the president had made for the general election. "We already have a 'winnable' president and a 'winnable' party," he said. "Let's now make sure we are a 'winnable' team." Khairy also noted that more youths had understood the Government's transformation plans and accepted them, too. "They have seen how serious we are," he said. "We have introduced many attractive programmes, such as the My First Home Scheme and minimum wage for youths," he added. The younger generation had also commended the Government for giving them more liberties such as repealing the Internal Security Act and amending the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, Khairy said. "We have changed our world views, accommodated their demands and allowed more freedom for youths."
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| Umno inciting power struggle with dominant DAP role, says Pakatan Posted: 03 Dec 2011 07:56 AM PST (The Malaysian Insider) - Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders scorned Umno's latest strategy to portray DAP as the dominant party in the opposition pact as an attempt to incite a power struggle among the three political allies. "They say that PAS is being used by DAP, this is the strategy they use among the Malays, Muslim. With the Chinese, they say that PAS is using the Chinese. "They have used that for some time now but people know that even in terms of figures and numbers, DAP is stronger but we work collectively," PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali told The Malaysian Insider over the phone yesterday. DAP Parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang pointed out that Malays will continue to be the majority population in the country but Umno is creating the fear that DAP is anti-Malay, anti-Islam, and anti-ruler. He reiterated his support of the constitutional monarchy. "Nobody has undermined the Malay rulers. It is Umno and Umno leaders themselves," he said, adding that BN leaders are contradicting themselves in their attacks against PR. "In Barisan Nasional, it is very obvious that Umno is the hegemon and now they say that DAP is the dominant party. What has Chua Soi Lek been saying? MCA has been saying? That DAP is the puppet to PKR, to PAS, that the rights of the Chinese would be completely lost (in our hands). "Now you have Umno saying the rights of the Malays will be completely lost. Who is lying?" he said. Attacks against the opposition party have served as a focal point for this year's Umno assembly, with delegates accusing DAP leaders of marginalising Malays in PR states, and challenging the sanctity of Islam as the country's "official religion". While some have dismissed renewed attacks against DAP as mere "Pakatan bashing," some Umno leaders have insisted that DAP poses a "real threat" to Malays, and that a future with DAP in power would spell disaster for the community. Umno minister, Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin admitted yesterday his party viewed DAP as its biggest threat in the next general election, but he confidently predicted that PKR and PAS could be beaten. He reasoned that this was why delegates had focused their attacks on DAP when speaking about PR throughout the Umno annual general assembly so far.
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