We have taken statement from Isma chief, says deputy IGP
The Malaysian Insider – Fri, May 16, 2014RELATED CONTENT
- We have taken statement from Isma chief, says deputy IGP
Police will submit the investigation papers against Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman to the Attorney-General's Chambers next week.
Abdullah Zaik is being investigated with sedition after he accused the Chinese of being "trespassers" and further questioned their citizenship and wealth. He refused to apologise despite an outcry against his remarks.
The DAP and MCA lodged numerous police reports against the leader of the controversial Muslim group and today, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin told The Malaysian Insider that Abdullah Zaik was questioned last week.
"Abdullah Zaik had his statement recorded two days after the police reports were lodged on May 7. I can confirm this," Bakri said.
On May 7, both the DAP and MCA lodged separate reports against Isma at the Dangi Wangi district police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Abdullah Zaik's remarks sparked outrage among the Chinese community, with politicians across the divide demanding that action be taken against him.
But he insisted there was no harm in his statement as he was just stating "a historical fact".
"Why should I apologise for what I said? It was a historical fact. The Chinese have forgotten their origins, so I must remind them.
"I refuse to apologise; it is they (the Chinese) who should be mindful of our (the Malays') feelings."
Abdullah Zaik had originally asked on Isma's website: "Who gave them (the Chinese) citizenship and wealth until the results of their trespassing are protected until this day?
"This was all the doing of the British, who were in cohorts with the Chinese to oppress and bully the Malays."
Abdullah also said this was a mistake which had to be corrected but he did not say how.
"Nobody has the right to mortgage the sovereignty of Islam and the Malays on this land,” he said in a statement posted on Isma’s website.
Today, the Muslim group sparked further controversy when they attacked the DAP through their website, saying that the opposition party can cause another May 13 if left unchecked.
Isma vice-president Abdul Rahman Mat Dali wrote on the Muslim NGO's website that DAP's struggle had caused a lot of hurt and pain to the feelings of Muslims.
"If DAP is left alone, it could cause splits and divisions similar to what happened on May 13, 1969," Abdul Rahman said.
"The party has rejected Malaysia as an Islamic nation and the Muslims as the original race who should receive special rights," he said.
"DAP has been trying to change Malaysia's identity from an Islamic nation to a country which has a non-Islamic status," Abdul Rahman said.
He said DAP leaders had been fighting for the word Allah to be used in Bahasa Malaysia Bibles and have been against the implementation of hudud.
In a nutshell, Abdul Rahman said, DAP's actions and that of the Chinese community who support the party, were a threat to national unity and harmony. – May 16, 2014.
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