In Parliament, MPs trade barbs over apostasy claims



By Clara Chooi
Mar 29, 2012
Zulkifli's strong jibe at Siti Mariah triggered the shouting match between the MPs. File pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar twenty-nine The Dewan Rakyat descended in to name-calling as well as insults today after lawmakers began arguing during the debate upon the issue of Muslim apostasy.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, when circuitous up debates upon the stately address, had earlier told the House which the supervision was closely monitoring claims of dissenting view in the country.
He pronounced existent laws were enough to understanding with the issue, observant one more enactments would be combined if required.
Rising to interject, Zulkifli Noordin (IND - Kulim-Bandar Baharu) claimed of videos allegedly in the receive of former Selangor senior manager councillor Datuk Hasan Ali which purportedly show Christian priests converting Muslims out of Islam.
"So what is Jakim's (Islamic Religious Department) stand upon this, with this proof which Hasan has?
"Will Jakim call Hasan to present this proof as well as take active steps to prevent this from recurring?" the former PKR lawmaker asked.
This stirred Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS-Kota Raja) to say which issues of proselytisation were not new, as well as which these were being used by certain leaders to create attrition between the different religions.
"Why do we need to dismay others about this threat by alternative religions? We do not have to politicise this," she said, adding which there have been enough laws in the country to understanding with apostasy.
Zulkifli afterwards stood to say, "The complaint is, maybe when the incident happened, Kota Raja was still wearing Pampers (diapers)."
His acknowledgement sparke! d anger from the building as well as MPs from the opposition dais demanded the lawmaker redress his statement.
"How can we endure this kind of nonsense?" one lawmaker shouted to Deputy Speaker Datuk Ronald Kiandee, who was presiding at the time.
Those in await of Zulkifli began yelling in response, accusing the opposition dais of being traitors to their religion.
"You sole your God, even Allah we sold! Traitor!" the little shouted.
Zuraida Kamaruddin (PKR-Ampang) afterwards raised the indicate of order to direct the Deputy Speaker order Zulkifli to redress his remarks, which she marked down as "disrespectful".
Refusing to lay notwithstanding repeated orders from Kiandee, Zulkifli also attempted to lift the indicate of order, accusing Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (PAS-Kuala Selangor) of calling him the "devil" as well as "satan".
"I would similar to to lift the indicate of order as well. we want Kuala Selangor to state in the open what he said... using the words devil as well as satan. Retract it. Not brave enough?" he charged.
Attempting to defuse the situation, Kiandee afterwards ordered Zulkifli to redress his primary remarks as well as for Dzulkefly to explain his.
Zulkifli relented as well as Dzulkefly reasoned which he had merely asked the former not to behave similar to the "devil" or "satan".
"There have been no devils or satan here," Kiandee said.
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