The Supreme Leader of Pakatan Rakyat was reported to have said there is no need to reject Hudud law as it was only applicable to Muslims.
I guess it is one of the easiest way to worm your way out of a predicament – what a mumbo-jumbo reply!
Karpal was nicer when he said what the PR Supreme Leader said was a “fallacy(a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning)”. But, are we small kids to be hoodwinked by that “Lallang” Supreme Leader?
A simple example - alleged criminals and victims can be of any religion, which laws to use when one them is non-Muslim? Hudud or the current penal code?
If you agreed with the Supreme Leader of Pakatan Rakyat it is suppose to be Hudud, if you agreed with Karpal then it is the Penal Code. This is exactly, the same type of problem that we are having with the current Sharia law – still no solution in sight.
However, the implications and problems that will arise from Hudud implementation are must greater than this simple example.
Karpal: Anwar's Assertion On Hudud A Fallacy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's assertion that hudud laws are applicapable only to Muslims and not the entire country is a fallacy, DAP chairman Karpal Singh said today.
"The statement by PKR de facto leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, that there is no need to reject hudud laws as it is only applicapble to Muslims is diametrically opposed to PAS' avowed aim to turn Malaysia into an Islamist state.
"This has been PAS' stand from its inception as is clearly reflected by the statements by former and present leaders of PAS," he said in a statement here.
Karpal Singh noted that PAS spiritual leader, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat, was quoted by a news report on Dec 23 last year as saying: "I cannot see why they (obviously non-Muslims) cannot accept hudud laws which are no different from the colonial laws of the West".
Karpal, who is also Bukit Gelugor member of parliament, said that for hudud laws to be applicable, the prerequisite would be the setting-up of an Islamic state such as Saudi Arabia where Islamic laws were applicable to both Muslims and non-Muslims.
"It is important for Anwar to know exactly what PAS intends to do in calling for the setting-up of an Islamic state.
"Perhaps PAS president Hadi Awang should clear the air as to whether hudud laws intended by PAS are applicable to both Muslims and non-Muslims in the event PAS succeeds in setting up an Islamic state. In the public interest he should do so," he added.
Karpal Singh said Malaysia was not an Islamic state and the passing and implementation of hudud laws would be unconstitutional.
1 comment:
This is a rather complicated issue to solve politically. But you seems to comment as if u already found a sure solution.
I m neither a BN or PR supporter. However, i find it increasingly unacceptable for Gerakan to utter rubbish by sitting in middle ground. This is an act of PONDAN. While i agreed that there are more educated ppl in Gerakan, but there are all hopeless in the sense they talk with little wisdom but trying to act as a professor.
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