Showing posts with label Threats. Show all posts
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Friday, October 10, 2014

Grenades at nightclub were military issued, but not Malaysian

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 , 2014:

The two hand grenades which exploded in front of a nightclub at Sun Complex in Jalan Bukit Bintang early today were identified as M67.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Tajuddin Md Isa told Bernama the hand grenades were identified based on their pin numbers.

“The hand grenades were made in 1983 and used during war. They are not the type used by our security forces.”

The explosion which killed car jockey Tiong Kwong Yie, 36, at 4.20am was believed to involve secret societies.

Twelve others, including foreign tourists, were hurt in the grenade attack, believed to be the first at an entertainment centre in this country.

The 12 hurt were six locals, a Thai man, a Singaporean man and four Chinese women.

Meanwhile, a representative of a funeral arrangement company said Tiong’s wife was expected to arrive at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) tonight from Sarawak.

He said Thiong died at 10.20am while undergoing surgery due to severe injuries and the autopsy would be conducted tomorrow morning.

A victim, known only as Yaw, said he was drinking in the nightclub at 4.15am when he saw objects thrown from the second floor before exploding.

“They looked like bombs. I was hurt in the left leg,” he said when met at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

A female tourist from China said she was in front of the nightclubs’s entrance and was shocked by the explosion.

She suffered a minor injury in her right leg.

“When I came out, I saw some things falling.

“After two to three seconds, they exploded. I then realised that my right leg was injured by fragments,” she told reporters at the front counter of HKL’s Emergency Department.

http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/10/09/grenades-nightclub-military-issued-malaysian/






Thursday, October 9, 2014

Nancy: 'Burn Bible' speech based on constitution

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Does Malaysia's Constitution tell us to mock, threat or do whatever we like to other race or religion?


Inaction against Ibrahim Ali proves double standard by Putrajaya, say lawyers

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http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/inaction-against-ibrahim-ali-proves-double-standard-by-putrajaya-say-lawyer

Putrajaya's refusal to act against Perkasa's Datuk Ibrahim Ali over his call to burn Bibles reflects a blatant practice of double standards, lawyers say, as the government continues to come down hard on dissenting voices.

Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) executive director Eric Paulsen (pic) said he was concerned with the "incredible excuse" given by de facto Law Minister Nancy Shukri for not taking any action against Ibrahim and instead defended him.

"Nancy made up new defences not found in the Sedition Act or case laws to justify the authorities’ inaction – citing that Ibrahim Ali was 'defending Islam'," he said in a statement today.

"Surely Nancy cannot be so ignorant to not know the intention of the maker is irrelevant in sedition cases and it is an offence to act, speak or publish statements with a seditious tendency. The incredible excuse of 'defending Islam' does not exist in sedition law and is therefore unacceptable."
He said LFL has defended freedom of speech and believed that it can only be curtailed in exceptional cases such as in cases of incitement to violence and hate speech but it was shocked at Putrajaya's "blatant double standards" in Putrajaya's inaction against Ibrahim.

"We are shocked by the blatant double standards that are being applied for Umno or pro-Umno personalities like Ibrahim Ali while cracking down hard on dissidents and opposition politicians for anything that is remotely controversial or offensive as exemplified by the trigger-happy sedition charges against N.Surendran, law lecturer Azmi Sharom, Adam Adli, RSN Rayer and many others."

Yesterday, Nancy said in a parliamentary written reply that no action will be taken against Ibrahim over his call last year to burn copies of the Bible containing the word "Allah" as he was merely defending Islam.

She said that the police concluded that Ibrahim's words were only directed at specific individuals, and not a threat to larger society.

"The statement he made was not intended to cause religious chaos but only to defend the sanctity of Islam," she replied to a question by Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng on why Ibrahim had not been charged with sedition.

Lawyer M. Kula Segaran, who is also Ipoh Barat MP, also expressed shock at Nancy's reply, claiming that her answer only cemented the belief among Malaysians that Putrajaya was practising double standards when it came to using the Sedition Act.

"Malaysians are now not only angry with the double standards applied by the authorities in not taking action against some individuals but also with the ridiculous excuse used for practising such double standards," he said.

"How could police inaction against Ibrahim Ali be explained or justified with 'he was merely defending Islam'?"

He said that defending Ibrahim was "most dangerous", as it would allow other extremist groups who made provocative statements and actions to get away with their act by offering a similar excuse.

Kula, who is DAP vice-chairman, noted that Seri Delima assemblyman Rayer was charged with sedition for uttering "Umno celaka", despite only referring to several individuals.

"Why should he be charged for merely calling an organisation celaka and had only responded to a protest by some Umno leaders?

"Nancy’s answer has only further confirmed what Malaysians already know – the government practises double standards in using the Sedition Act," he added. – October 9, 2014.






You can’t justify Bible-burning call as defending Islam, says ex-Umno leader

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Putrajaya cannot justify Datuk Ibrahim Ali’s call to burn Bibles as a defence of Islam, as the religion does not teach its followers to insult other faiths, former deputy higher education minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said today.

Saifuddin, who is CEO of Global Movement of Moderates Foundation (GMMF), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri’s argument that the threat was made to defend Islam may spread confusion.

“Hajah Nancy said that Datuk Ibrahim had no intention to create religious chaos but was only to defend the sanctity of Islam.

“The government should not come up with this kind of argument (defending Islam) because it may lead to a misconception of Islam,” said the former Umno supreme council member.
Yesterday, Nancy said police decided not to act on against Ibrahim, who is Perkasa president, over his call last year to burn copies of the Bible containing the word “Allah” because he was merely defending Islam.

Nancy, who is the minister in charge of law, said police concluded that his words were only directed at specific individuals, and were not a threat to the larger society.

Saifuddin said today that several verses in the Quran stressed that Muslims should deal with adherents of other faiths in a just and peaceful manner.

“In the context of the burn-the-Bible statement, it is clearly stated in the Quran that ‘And do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge’ (an-Na’am:108),” he said.

 “I can understand some Muslims are offended or hurt by statements made by certain groups.

“But again, in defending Islam, Muslims shall respond accordingly as expressed in the Quran, ‘Be persistently firm for Allah, witness in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just, that is nearer to righteousness’ (al-Maidah:8).”

He added that Islam upheld religious freedom, with the Quran stating: “There shall be no compulsion in the religion” (al-Baqarah:143).

Muslims should be focused on promoting inter-religious harmony instead of threatening others, said Saifuddin, quoting al-Hujurat, verse 13, which stated: “We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another” (al-Hujurat:13).

 “The dialogue should be conducted in a good manner as proposed in the Quran, 'Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best' (an-Nahl:125),” he added.

“Based on the above verses of the Quran and the tradition of the Prophet, it is clear that the minister’s argument does not reflect the true teachings of Islam and cannot be used to justify such statement from Datuk Ibrahim.”

Ibrahim's call in January last year prompted outrage from politicians and Christians, with critics accusing Putrajaya of double standard in using the Sedition Act against critics while sparing Ibrahim.

Nancy, replying on behalf of the prime minister yesterday, said investigations by the police into Ibrahim's statement found that what he had said was aimed at the activities of some individuals, who allegedly distributed Christian literature outside a school in Penang.

"The words he uttered were directed at individuals who were distributing Bibles with the word 'Allah' and also Jawi writings to students at Sekolah Menengah Jelutong, Penang, including Malay students," she said, referring to the police's findings.

This morning, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim censured Putrajaya for defending Ibrahim, saying that Islam would not condone such behaviour.

"It is just, I should say, the Umno position or the minister's position. (Burning the Bible) has never been condoned or tolerated (in Islam).

"In fact, my understanding of Islam is we must respect all religious beliefs and of course, religious texts," he said at the Parliament lobby.

He said the move by Putrajaya was clearly politically motivated as Ibrahim was only investigated under the Penal Code and not under the Sedition Act. – October 9, 2014.

Christians say not prosecuting Ibrahim Ali gives carte blanche to extremists - The Malaysian Insider

Anwar hits out at Putrajaya over ‘no action’ on Ibrahim Ali for Bible-burning call - The...

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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has censured Putrajaya for defending Malay rights group leader Datuk Seri Ibrahim Ali's threat to burn the Bible by stating that it was meant to defend Islam.

The opposition leader said Islam would not condone such behaviour.

"It is just, I should say, the Umno position or the minister's position. (Burning the Bible) has never been condoned or tolerated (in Islam).

"In fact, my understanding of Islam is we must respect all religious beliefs and of course, religious texts," he told journalists at the parliament lobby this morning.
He said the move by Putrajaya was clearly politically motivated as Ibrahim was only investigated under Penal Code and not under the Sedition Act.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri said police decided not to take action against Ibrahim, who is Perkasa president, over his call last year to burn copies of the Bible containing the word "Allah" because he was merely defending Islam.

Nancy, who is the minister in charge of law, said the police concluded that his words were only directed at specific individuals, and were not a threat to the larger society.

Ibrahim's call in January last year prompted outrage from politicians and Christian groups, with critics accusing Putrajaya of double standard in using the Sedition Act against critics while sparing Ibrahim over his remarks.

Nancy, replying on behalf of the prime minister, said investigations by the police into Ibrahim's statement found that what he had said was aimed at the activities of some individuals who allegedly distributed Christian literature outside a school in Penang.

Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng had also asked why the Sedition Act was still being used despite the government's promise to repeal it in 2012, and wanted to know when it would be repealed, as well as whether it would be abolished.

In her reply, Nancy referred to a press statement from the Prime Minister's Office on September 12 this year that full consultations would be held before the government decided whether or not to repeal the colonial-era law.

On the number of court cases under the act, she said there had been one each in 2009 and 2011, eight in 2013 and 12 from January to September this year. There were no cases in 2010 and 2012, she added. – October 9, 2014.

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