NAJIB & HADI’S ‘HUDUD’ CIRCUS MAKES A LAUGHING STOCK OF THE MALAYS: UMNO-BN & PAS TO PAY A HEAVY PRICE IN GE14
When Umno made a drastic U-turn by deciding not to table the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 amendment bill (RUU355) in the Dewan Rakyat, we sensed that things would not come to a halt just that, and more follow-up developments were to surface soon.
Many might wonder whether Umno’s such a U-turn would deeply embarrass PAS, and whether PAS would launch an aggressive counter-attack, or how Najib is going to reassure Hadi Awang.
Equally surprising was the unbelievably toned down reactions from both Umno and PAS as if both parties had reached some sort of secret agreement and something more stunning is on the way.
Indeed, Umno has arranged to allow Hadi Awang to table the RUU355 amendment bill in the Dewan Rakyat today, marking yet another major step in accomplishing the Islamist party’s mission.
DPM Ahmad Zahid said last Saturday that the government would leave it to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to decide whether to allow Hadi Awang to table his private member’s bill. He later said the motion would not go into voting in the current parliamentary session.
We all know what’s going on here. Hadi will be given the opportunity to table his private member’s bill but as the motion requires some debating before it goes into voting, and as today happens to be the last sitting of the current parliamentary session, there won’t be enough time for the motion to get adopted.
We can see from here that everything seems to have been planned. The Umno-PAS cooperation is still on-going and Umno has not yet abandoned PAS, and is still looking for ways to reassure its “new friend” after reversing its decision.
But, such an act of reassurance could be dangerous, and could very likely mortgage the rights of non-Muslims in this country as well as our secular system.
PKR feels that this whole RUU355 thing is but a political gimmick of Umno in hope of retaining the administrative power with a little help from PAS through the creation of three- or multi-cornered fights in the coming general elections.
In other words, PAS’ ultimate objective is the establishment of an Islamic state at the expense of its own administrative power.
Some say MCA and Gerakan are once again fooled by Umno, much to the delight of DAP. But, hold the laughter first, as everyone is watching whether DAP will eventually manage to talk PKR, Amanah and Bersatu into voting against Hadi Awang’s private bill.
Unfortunately, the government has concurrently effectuated yet another major reversal on the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act 164) about to be tabled for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat, moving the prioritized item right behind Hadi’s private bill.
It has been said that this is also part of the political deal.
Many women have been victimized by the unilateral conversion of underage children after their fathers have embraced Islam. These women were forced to separate from their children and would not get any further despite years of legal battle to win back their children.
After all these years of waiting, the non-Muslim community in the country is finally able to see the government’s consent to amend Act 164. Unfortunately the high-profile opposition from the mufti of Perak has caused the government to pull the brake.
The amendment to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Act 2016 has added Section 88A (1) which states that if a parent converts to Islam, the religion of their children shall remain the same unless both parents have agreed to the conversion of the children to Islam, and that the children can decide their own religious faiths upon reaching the age of 18.
The Perak mufti exerted pressure on the government to stall the bill. The news was given prominent coverage on Malay language newspapers. With the opposing voices getting stronger by the day thanks also to the Kelantan and Pahang muftis, it appears to us that the prospect to get the conversion problem resolved in near future becomes increasingly bleak.
The question is, the government has the obligation to execute the cabinet decision of 2009 to allow children to keep the religion of their parents at the time of marriage until they reach the age of 18 when they can decide on their own, in the event either of the parents converts to Islam.
– MYSINCHEW
Many might wonder whether Umno’s such a U-turn would deeply embarrass PAS, and whether PAS would launch an aggressive counter-attack, or how Najib is going to reassure Hadi Awang.
Equally surprising was the unbelievably toned down reactions from both Umno and PAS as if both parties had reached some sort of secret agreement and something more stunning is on the way.
Indeed, Umno has arranged to allow Hadi Awang to table the RUU355 amendment bill in the Dewan Rakyat today, marking yet another major step in accomplishing the Islamist party’s mission.
DPM Ahmad Zahid said last Saturday that the government would leave it to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to decide whether to allow Hadi Awang to table his private member’s bill. He later said the motion would not go into voting in the current parliamentary session.
We all know what’s going on here. Hadi will be given the opportunity to table his private member’s bill but as the motion requires some debating before it goes into voting, and as today happens to be the last sitting of the current parliamentary session, there won’t be enough time for the motion to get adopted.
We can see from here that everything seems to have been planned. The Umno-PAS cooperation is still on-going and Umno has not yet abandoned PAS, and is still looking for ways to reassure its “new friend” after reversing its decision.
But, such an act of reassurance could be dangerous, and could very likely mortgage the rights of non-Muslims in this country as well as our secular system.
PKR feels that this whole RUU355 thing is but a political gimmick of Umno in hope of retaining the administrative power with a little help from PAS through the creation of three- or multi-cornered fights in the coming general elections.
In other words, PAS’ ultimate objective is the establishment of an Islamic state at the expense of its own administrative power.
Some say MCA and Gerakan are once again fooled by Umno, much to the delight of DAP. But, hold the laughter first, as everyone is watching whether DAP will eventually manage to talk PKR, Amanah and Bersatu into voting against Hadi Awang’s private bill.
Unfortunately, the government has concurrently effectuated yet another major reversal on the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Act 2016 (Act 164) about to be tabled for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat, moving the prioritized item right behind Hadi’s private bill.
It has been said that this is also part of the political deal.
Remember the faces of the traitors who betrayed the Rakyat of
Malaysia
After all these years of waiting, the non-Muslim community in the country is finally able to see the government’s consent to amend Act 164. Unfortunately the high-profile opposition from the mufti of Perak has caused the government to pull the brake.
The amendment to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Act 2016 has added Section 88A (1) which states that if a parent converts to Islam, the religion of their children shall remain the same unless both parents have agreed to the conversion of the children to Islam, and that the children can decide their own religious faiths upon reaching the age of 18.
The Perak mufti exerted pressure on the government to stall the bill. The news was given prominent coverage on Malay language newspapers. With the opposing voices getting stronger by the day thanks also to the Kelantan and Pahang muftis, it appears to us that the prospect to get the conversion problem resolved in near future becomes increasingly bleak.
The question is, the government has the obligation to execute the cabinet decision of 2009 to allow children to keep the religion of their parents at the time of marriage until they reach the age of 18 when they can decide on their own, in the event either of the parents converts to Islam.
– MYSINCHEW
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