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UMNO MP Treason remarks are his Own

June 27, 2012

UMNO MP "Treason" remarks have been his Own

by The Malaysian Insider

The Barisan Nasional (BN) currently played down an UMNO lawmaker's call for BERSIH arch Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan to be hanged for treason, observant it was not a statute coalition's stand in what seems to be a bid to arrest a shifting popularity forward of key inhabitant polls.

"What was mentioned by a Sri Gading MP, Datuk Mohamad Aziz (left), in a Parliamentary event yesterday (June 26, 2012) suggesting that a organiser of a Bersih Assembly, Datuk S. Ambiga, be hanged to genocide by linking her to a Al-Ma'unah militants for attempting to emanate disorder as well as overthrow a supervision of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong is personal as well as not BN's stand.

"I would like to highlight that Barisan Nasional upholds a Malaysian Constitution as well as a order of law as well as a BERSIH Assembly case is still being investigated by a authorities," BN Secretary-General Tengku Datuk Seri Adnan Tengku Mansor said.

The two-paragraph media make a difference came only hours after a MIC President, Datuk G. Palanivel, called upon Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as well as BN leaders to put a stop to a relentless attacks opposite a electoral reform chief.

"It is not right for a Member of Parliament to say that Datuk Ambiga should be hanged.In fact, no Member of Parliament should make this kind of a remark," Palanivel pronounced in make a difference sent by his aide around text message.

Palanivel additionally questioned becaus! e Ambiga has been done a "scapegoat" as well as appeared to be a only target of criticism over a BERSIH convene for giveaway as well as satisfactory elections.

"Why didn't these people denote or put up burger stalls in front (the houses) of alternative BERSIH leaders?" he asked, referring to a recent criticism by anti-BERSIH proponents outward Ambiga's house.

"The Prime Minister as well as alternative BN leaders should put a stop to this matter. Such remarks will start Indian voters who have been branch towards BN now," he added.

Mohamad had last night called for Ambiga to be hanged for a "treasonous" act of organising a Apr twenty-eight BERSIH rally, that a statute BN has claimed was an try to disintegrate a Najib Administration.

The Sri Gading MP had compared a BERSIH arch to a militant Muslim group that had attempted to overthrow a supervision in 2000 as well as were eventually sentenced to genocide by unresolved for "waging fight opposite a King," a initial people to be convicted of a offence.

"Shouldn't we additionally cling to Ambiga for fraud towards a Agong? Traitors should be punished as cruelly as possible," Mohamad told Parliament when debating a supplementary supply check last night.

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers had accused a UMNO MP of abusing his parliamentary shield as well as demanded action be taken opposite him for stirring secular hatred.

The Opposition lawmakers pointed out that parliamentary shield is still limited to provisions in a Federal Constitution, adding that a Sri Gading MP could still be investigated by police for his remarks.

At a press conference here, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng pronounced he would approach all inaugurated representatives from a party to board simultaneous reports opposite Mohamad for a latter's "samseng-! like", " seditious", "racist", "repulsive", "repugnant" as well as "derogatory" remarks opposite Ambiga, who is a co-chair of choosing watchdog BERSIH.

"Clearly these remarks have been inflammatory, designed to stir disaffection, extremism as well as racism it was destined opposite her because she's a woman, Hindu as well as Indian," a Bagan MP said.

"This is a initial time in history that a lawmaker is perfectionist for a murder of someone," he added.

Lim remarkable that nonetheless Article 63 of a Federal Constitution grants shield to a parliamentarian when addressing a eighth month House, there have been several exceptions, particularly when a acknowledgement uttered has secular undertones or is an attack upon a Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Ambiga personally appeared tickled by Mohamad's acknowledgement instead of being incensed." 'Off with her head!' Sounds like Alice in Wonderland! The statement, of course, reflects some-more upon a maker than upon me," Ambiga pronounced in reply to Mohamad's remark.

The distinguished lawyer-activist was able to say her composure as well as even pressed a UMNO MP if BERSIH's 8 demands for electoral reform would be implemented prior to a 13th general elections, that must be called by next year.

Together with inhabitant laureate Datuk A. Samad Said, Ambiga led a large public convene for a voter hurl to be cleaned of dubious entries, for that she has been regularly branded a "traitor" by worried elements within a pro-BN establishment.

They have additionally demanded that she is nude of her citizenship."The offer by polite society to assistance with a cleaning up of a electoral hurl still stands, as well as as he is an inaugurated MP, we hold a public would be some-more interested in his reply to these critical questions," Ambiga said.

She added, "As for! treason , asking for giveaway as well as satisfactory elections is not treason. Giving away citizenship for votes is."