It has been reported that the 500-odd people mobilised by Perkasa outside the Federal Court in Putrajaya this morning hearing the appeal on the use of the term ‘Allah’ turned unruly and threw objects at the front-door of the Palace of Justice, with many trying to breach the police barrier and enter the court building.
This is the report from The Malaysian Insider by Jennifer Gomez entitled “Perkasa supporters upset by church lawyers, try to get into courthouse”:
“The crowd outside the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya turned unruly just before the Federal Court stood down with many trying to breach the police barrier and enter the court building.
“Shouting and screaming, some members in the crowd threw a microphone and water bottle at the glass door entrance to the building.
“The crowd was 4m from the main door as police stood guard.
“Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali said that the crowd advanced towards the main glass door of the Palace of Justice as they had got word that Catholic Church lawyers questioned why the use of the word ‘Allah’ by Christians was being made an issue now when it had been in use in the weekly Herald for 14 years prior to 2009.
“’The supporters heard that this was the submission made by the Catholic Church lawyer, so they got upset.’ He added that no one had instructed them to advance.”
Ahmad Fadli KC of Malaysiakini filed the following report “Angry crowd tries to barge into court”:
“A fracas erupted outside the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya today, where members from various Malay rights NGOs had gathered for the appeal hearing on the use of the term ‘Allah’.
“About 11:15am, members of the crowd, who demanded that ‘Allah’ be exclusive only to Muslims in Malaysia, tried to push through policemen guarding the entrance to enter the court lobby.
“The crowd chanted ‘La ila ha Illalah (There is no God except Allah)’ and marched in solidarity to pressure the policemen.”
Imagine what would have happened if it was not Perkasa, but some Catholic organisation which had mobilised the 500-odd supporters outside the Federal Court this morning which had “turned unruly”, “shouting and screaming, some members in the crowd threw a microphone and water bottle at the glass door entrance to the building”; “tried to push through policemen guarding the entrance to enter the court lobby” allegedly in protest for being offended by submissions made by the Muslim lawyers demanding that ‘Allah’ be the exclusive term only to Muslims in Malaysia?
Would there be police arrests of the Catholic organisers and supporters of the gathering, including being charged for offences under the Penal Code for offences against the public tranquillity such as Section 141 for trying to “overawe by criminal force or show of criminal force” the judiciary from the lawful exercise of its public duties?
Or what would have happened if there had been two groups, one mobilised by Perkasa and the other mobilised by some Catholic organisers, outside the Federal Court, and both had turned ugly and unruly this morning?
The police and Attorney-General’s Chambers should explain why the double-standards in not upholding the law to prosecute Perkasa leaders and supporters for offences against public tranquility in seeking to overawe the judiciary outside the Federal Court this morning?
Very irresponsible and even reckless statements were made at the Perkasa gathering outside the Federal Court this morning, which continued the pattern of incessant incitement of racial and religious animosities and hatred in recent months in utter disregard of the law and the national objective to promote inter-racial and inter-religious peace, harmony and goodwill in Malaysia.
Are the police and the Attorney-General’s Chambers going to continue their stance of the traditional three monkeys, of having eyes that see not, ears that hear not and mouths that speak not?
At a time when the country is facing the unprecedented threat to inter-racial and inter-religious peace and harmony caused by incessant incitement of racial and religious animosities and hatred calculated to cause racial chaos and religious conflagration, the government agencies and institutions responsible for upholding the rule of law and keeping the peace and harmony in the country cannot continue to abdicate from their responsibilities.
Malaysians have a right to expect the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and the Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail to speak up and explain they have continued to be remiss in their oaths of office to uphold the rule of law and to preserve the peace and harmony of the diverse races and religions in the country.
Just as our Education system was basically rotted down because of politics, the police force failures and the lawlessness is a result of the politicization of the enforcement agencies.
Politics kills, maim and destroy, its not harmless. Mahathir and Mahathirist who think its OK to keep politicizing enforcement agencies, blood is in their hand, the lawlessness is their doing..
Only in Bolehland you have the enforcement agencies protect the trouble makers and not the rakyat.
kangkung king,where are you ?
As usual hiding underneath siau char bor’s free size panties.
What is wrong with Perkosa’s assembly at the court? They probably had police permit for that. And, perhaps, police permit to threaten and intimidate officers of the court.
As an aside, water-bottles are dangerous weapons in Bolehland.
The difference is Ali got a get-out-of-jail-free-card from bumno. Let them use the word in vain la. Why quarrel with monkeys?
So obvious lah, got TWO different laws 4 different kaki in dis 1derFUL land
1 grp is OK 2 run AMOK
Adding insults is dis LOW life felo, got paid so much n has all kinds of perks, telling us d OBVIOUS: “Political integrity will only exist if the people are able to trust and accept election results; and polls should be clean and fair.”
D kangkung Sunni Perkosa-UmnoB/BN dumbo gomen must b awarded an Oscar 4 offending not only Christians but also Shia Muslims
An unofficial boycott of Malaysian goods by Iranian Shia businessmen is a backlash against UmnoB’s recent anti-Shia campaign
Next, Malaysian goods may also b boycotted by Christian majority nations
How 1deful!
We kept electing the same incumbents to office for over 50 years! The same government has been betraying our trust and selling us out for generations. They not only suffer no consequences for what they’ve done; they’ve benefited greatly from their wheeling and dealing. They take an oath to protect our best interests and defend our rights as guaranteed by the Federal Constitution, and yet they make a mockery of that oath.
If most people continue to vote the way they usually do, in a way that allows the same incumbents to be re-elected, how are we holding any of them accountable for anything? We need to convince enough voters to Vote for a Malaysian Malaysia in the upcoming election, not a political party!
As for the AG and IGP, the less we speak of them, the better!
I am so scared.
Because the supreme grand master of the universe and the GOD of all gods dah naik marah ni.
Better if I lie low.
And for good measure, yeah for good measure:
ALL HAIL UMNO.
ALL HAIL UMNO.