Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 26.9.2014. <\/p>\n
By publicly defending The 1948 Sedition Act as necessary to preserve peace and harmony in a multiracial society, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low is worse than his non-politician colleague Datuk Seri Idris Jala, who spoke out against Sedition Act publicly but did not dare to raise his opposition inside Cabinet meetings. By defending the Sedition Act as necessary by reason that there must be a line between exercising free and responsible speech, and causing chaos in society as well as denying that BN was trying to instil fear or prevent the people from being critical of the establishment, Paul Low has changed from a civil society activist to be one who is no different from an UMNO or BN politician.<\/p>\n
How can Paul Low be so blind, unfeeling and irresponsible as not to see that the Sedition Act is used as a political weapon of mass destruction against those opposing BN whom BN wants to eliminate? The double-standards and selective persecution by the Attorney-General has extended not just to PR leaders and elected representatives, but also to non-politician academics and law professors of top law schools in the country, that was widely condemned by all global human rights organisations.<\/p>\n
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Extremist and racists supporting BN, who make statements wanting to burn the Malay version of the Bible or even committing violence, including slapping Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and murder of PR leaders by beheading, are not charged for sedition. Even Marina Mahathir lamented that Utusan Malaysia enjoys full immunity, with full liberties to make the most seditious statements without any fear of punishment.<\/p>\n
DAP regrets the transformation of Paul Low from \u201cDr Jekyll to Mr Hyde\u201d, by changing his stance from opposing to supporting sedition, as a cold and calculated act of opportunism to retain the perks and privileges of office as a Minister. He is now no longer guided by moral impulses and crusading ideals of freedom of speech, which he now regards as dangerous, but focused on the limitation of righteousness rather than the control of wickedness.<\/p>\n
Nothing highlights the tyranny and repressiveness of the Sedition Act better than investigations carried out against DAP leader and MP for Gelang Patah Lim Kit Siang recently and Parliamentary Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. By reopening of the investigation against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim under the Sedition Act for a speech made 3 years ago, BN not only ignores the majority 52% mandate given to Pakatan Rakyat(PR) during the 2013 general election, but is going all out to end the political career of Malaysia\u2019s Parliamentary Opposition Leader. Paul Low will now be part of the problem instead of his promised part of the solution.<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
——BM Version —-
\nKenyataan media oleh Setiausaha Agung DAP merangkap Ahli Parlimen Bagan Lim Guan Eng di Kuala Lumpur pada 26 September 2014.<\/p>\n
Dengan membuka semula siasatan terhadap Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim atas ucapan yang dibuatnya tiga tahun lalu, BN bukan sahaja tidak menghiraukan mandat majoriti 52% yang telah diberikan kepada Pakatan Rakyat, tetapi juga berusaha sehabis mampu untuk menamatkan kerjaya politik Ketua Pembangkang Parlimen Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Dengan mempertahankan Akta Hasutan 1948 secara terbuka, sebagai suatu keperluan untuk menjaga keharmonian dalam masyarakat majmuk, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Paul Low adalah lebih teruk berbanding rakan sekerjanya yang bukan ahli politik Datuk Seri Idris Jala, yang menyuarakan bantahan terbuka terhadap Akta Hasutan namun tidak berani menyatakan bantahanya dalam mesyuarat Kabinet. Mempertahankan keperluan Akta Hasutan dengan alasan perlunya ada garis pemisah antara kebebasan bersuara secara bertanggungjawab, dan menimbulkan huru-hara dalam masyarakat serta menafikan bahawa BN cuba menimbulkan ketakutan atau menghalang orang ramai daripada mengkritik kerajaan, Paul Low telah berubah daripada seorang aktivis masyarakat menjadi seorang yang sama sahaja seperti ahli politik UMNO-BN.<\/p>\n
Bagaimana Paul Low boleh bersikap begitu buta, tidak berperasaan dan tidak bertanggungjawab untuk melihat bahawa Akta Hasutan digunakan sebagai senjata politik tehadap mereka yang menentang BN dan yang mahu dihapuskan oleh BN? Sikap double-standard dan pendakwaan terpilih oleh Peguam Negara telah menjangkau bukan sahaja pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat dan wakil-wakil rakyatnya, malah juga turut melibatkan ahli akademik dan pensyarah fakulti undang-undang terbaik di negara ini yang bukan seorang ahli politik; yang dikecam hebat oleh semua organisasi hak asasi manusia.<\/p>\n
Ekstremis dan pelampau kaum yang menyokong BN, yang membuat kenyataan mahu membakar Bible berbahasa Melayu atau mahu menimbulkan keganasan termasuk untuk menampar Ahli Parlimen Seputeh Teresa Kok serta mahu memancung kepala pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat, tidak pula didakwa menghasut. Malah Marina Mahathir sendiri pun mengeluh bahawa Utusan Malaysia menikmati kekebalan, dan kebebasan penuh untuk mengeluarkan kenyataan paling menghasut tanpa perlu risau akan sebarang hukuman.<\/p>\n
DAP kesal dengan transformasi Paul Low dari \u2018Dr Jekyll\u2019 menjadi \u2018Mr Hyde\u2019 dengan mengubah pendiriannya daripada menentang kini menyokong Akta Hasutan sebagai suatu langkah oportunis yang keji dan terancang demi kekal menikmati faedah dan kelebihan menjadi seorang menteri. Beliau kini sudah tidak lagi dipandu oleh dorongan moral atau idealisme tentang kebebasan bersuara, yang kini dianggapnya berbahaya; tetapi kini menumpukan kepada usaha mengehadkan kebenaran berbanding mengawal kebatilan.<\/p>\n
Tidak ada yang memberi tumpuan lebih baik terhadap tirani dan penindasan Akta Hasutan selain siasatan yang dilakukan terhadap pemimpin DAP yang juga Ahli Parlimen Gelang Patah Lim Kit Siang baru-baru ini serta terhadap Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Dengan membuka semula siasatan terhadap Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim atas ucapan yang dibuatnya tiga tahun lalu, BN bukan sahaja tidak menghiraukan mandat majoriti 52% yang telah diberikan kepada Pakatan Rakyat, tetapi juga berusaha sehabis mampu untuk menamatkan kerjaya politik Ketua Pembangkang Parlimen Malaysia. Paul Low kini sebahagian daripada masalah, dan bukan sebahagian daripada penyelesaian yang dijanjikan.<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
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By publicly defending The 1948 Sedition Act as necessary to preserve peace and harmony in a multiracial society, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Paul Low is worse than his non-politician colleague Datuk Seri Idris Jala, who …<\/p>\n