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Win Liao loh.

 

 

AFP

Monday, May 07, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian clerics have issued a fatwa against demonstrations, days after Prime Minister Najib Razak said a quashed election reform rally was being used to topple the government ahead of polls.

 

Tens of thousands defied a government ban and took to the streets on April 28 to demand clean elections, breaking through barricades and clashing with police, who fired tear gas and chemical-laced water, arresting 513 people.

 

"Rioting, causing disturbance and damaging public property are all forbidden by Islam," National Fatwa Committee chairman Abdul Shukor Husin told state media late Sunday.

 

"This also applies to any intention to topple a duly-elected government by organising such demonstrations," he added.

 

Najib is widely expected to set a June date for what is predicted to be a close battle between his ruling coalition and the opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim, but observers say polls may be pushed back over the rally fallout.

 

Although video sharing sites like YouTube have shown many scenes of heavy-handed action against protestors, Najib told state media Friday that the Dataran Merdeka or Independence Square rally, which was supported by opposition groups, was aimed at more than just electoral reforms.

 

"They had the intention to take over Dataran Merdeka, not to gather for two or three hours but for two or three days or even longer, to show that the government cannot control the situation," he told the national news agency Bernama.

 

"They wanted to make Dataran Merdeka like the Tahrir Square in Egypt," he added.

 

Federal police chief Ismail Omar told the Star newspaper they had started an investigation to identify the mastermind behind the alleged overthrow attempt.

 

Analysts say Najib may delay expected polls following the rally, as his reform credentials appear to have been dented.

 

Najib was also hit by heavy criticism of a police crackdown on a similar rally for electoral reform last year and has since launched a campaign to repeal some authoritarian laws and pledged to expand civil liberties to regain voter support.

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Darryn

Darryn

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Misleading title -

 

Its not haram to go against govt, but rather haram to try to topple a legally elected govt via riots and the like - which is quite logical and not comment worthy at all...

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Estrangable

Estrangable

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But it's Malaysian politics....who cares?

 

Unless you are a Malaysian? [gossip]

 

what hap to malaysia will also affect us as well....we're just a bridge across each other.

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Expertz

Expertz

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sometimes i find it extremely interesting how singaporeans react to malaysian news

the malaysian govt is worst than singapore's when it comes to protecting their govt personnel in office, yet they have protests and such

 

in singapore our govt are more relaxed yet we don't even have a single mass protest

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Expertz

Expertz

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Eh, this is a card earning thread..... Not many ppl gonna discuss about this unless decide to quite MCF liao....

 

whats wrong with posting news like this?

news is news right? also this piece of news is more important to us than news about that underaged prostitute

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I-LOVE-CARS

I-LOVE-CARS

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UMNO = U Must Not Oppose....

 

It all makes sense to me... [cool]

 

[thumbsup]

 

Hmm, now MCF expanding from SG Politics to Politics across the bridge [laugh]

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