Pakatan Rakyat Leaders Silent On Hudud

SETIA ALAM: While a senior DAP leader, the late Karpal Singh, had famously declared that hudud be implemented "over his dead body", his Pakatan Rakyat colleagues are now keeping mum on PAS's attempt to implement the Islamic criminal law in Kelantan.

Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang said he had left many messages to leaders from both DAP and PKR on social media network Twitter about hudud but they have all failed to respond.

"They have all kept quiet because they can't do anything. Karpal Singh used to say 'over my dead body' but now they are all keeping quiet, what is happening?

"If DAP stays silent and allows Pakatan Rakyat to table a motion to implement hudud, then there is a big chance that hudud will be implemented because majority of MPs are Muslims," Tan said during his speech at the Gerakan Youth National Convention.

He added that hudud implementation is against the Federal Constitution and that the Islamic criminal law will run parallel to the Penal Code which will cause complications.

Tan said this is especially true in court cases where the parties involved have different religions, which will cause confusion and ultimately, injustice.

He then threatened to take legal action against PAS if they insist on pushing for hudud in Kelantan.

However, Tan also urged all parties to avoid politicising religious issues for their political gain and suggested that a law be put in place to bar political parties from doing so in the future.

Lastly, he urged BN to get rid of "parasitic NGOs" who claim to be supporters of the ruling coalition but is instead causing harm to them.

Tan said these groups often spout extremist ideologies, inciting hatred towards BN from the people and even threatened to withdraw their support to the ruling parties if they do not get what they want.

However, he refused to name the parties mentioned, saying he does not want to do them the favour of giving cheap publicity. - The Sun Daily