Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 24.11.2014. <\/p>\n
The Prime Minister\u2019s promises of not abolishing Chinese primary schools as demanded by UMNO leaders will only be credible if these UMNO leaders are charged for sedition as done in the past and the Prime Minister fulfills his thrice repeated promise to abolish the Sedition Act 1948. Whilst DAP opposes the Sedition Act that violates fundamental human rights and freedom of expression, the failure to implement the sedition laws fairly and impartially proves that the Sedition Act is being exploited as a political weapon against opposition leaders, academics who question BN policies and dissenters.<\/p>\n
So long as the Sedition Act exists in the statute books, it must be enforced fairly and impartially without fear or favour. In the 1970s BN leaders who called for the abolition of Chinese primary schools were immediately charged under the Sedition Act. Even a Sabah MP Mark Koding was stripped of all his privileges and benefits as an MP after he was convicted for sedition for calling for the abolition of Chinese schools in 1978.<\/p>\n
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However the situation has changed 36 years later, now that no action has been taken against Umno leaders who made these conflicting statements in demanding the abolition of vernacular schools. So what is the value of the promise and assurances made by the Prime Minister, when no action has been taken against these UMNO leaders who made inflammatory statements?<\/p>\n
Further the Prime Minister\u2019s failure to fulfil his thrice-repeated promise to abolish the Sedition Act which is to be replaced by the National Harmony Act made more than 2 years ago, will raise grave doubts about the value of his promise. The Chinese and Indian community will be reassured that the Prime Minister and BN intends to keep their promises to protect the existence of vernacular schools when he delivers on his promise to abolish the Sedition Act.<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
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\nKenyataan media oleh Setiausaha Agung DAP merangkap Ahli Parlimen Bagan Lim Guan Eng di Kuala Lumpur pada 24 November 2014.<\/p>\n
Janji Perdana Menteri untuk tidak menutup sekolah rendah Cina seperti yang dituntut oleh pemimpin-pemimpin Umno hanya boleh dipakai sekiranya pemimpin Umno ini didakwa menghasut sepertimana yang telah dilakukan dulu, serta sekiranya Perdana Menteri menepati janjinya untuk memansuhkan Akta Hasutan yang sudah diulang tiga kali. Selagimana Akta Hasutan wujud sebagai sebahagian undang-undang negara, ia mesti dikuatkuasakan secara adil dan saksama tanpa memihak kepada sesiapa. Pada tahun 70\u2019an pemimpin BN yang mahu supaya sekolah rendah Cina dimansuhkan telah dengan serta merta didakwa di bawah Akta Hasutan. Malah Ahli Parlimen Sabah sendiri, Mark Koding telah dilucutkan semua keistimewaannya sebagai Ahli Parlimen selepas beliau disabitkan bersalah kerana menghasut akibat menyeru supaya sekolah Cina ditutup pada tahun 1978.<\/p>\n Bagaimanpun keadaan sudah berubah 36 tahun kemudian, sekarang tidak ada sebarang tindakan diambil terhadap pemimpin Umno yang membuat kenyataan bercanggah dalam mendesak supaya sekolah vernakular dimansuhkan. Jadi apakah nilai janji dan jaminan yang diberi oleh Perdana Menteri, apabila tiada tindakan pun diambil terhadap pemimpin-pemimpin Umno ini yang membuat kenyataan yang sedemikian?<\/p>\n Tambahan pula, kegagalan Perdana Menteri untuk menepati janjinya yang sudah diulang sebanyak tiga kali, untuk memansuhkan Akata Hasutan dan digantikan dengan Akta Keharmonian Nasional lebih dua tahun lalu, akan menimbulkan syakwasangka terhadap nilai janjinya. 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The Prime Minister\u2019s promises of not abolishing Chinese primary schools as demanded by UMNO leaders will only be credible if these UMNO leaders are charged for sedition as done in the past and the Prime Minister fulfills his …<\/p>\n
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\nJanji Perdana Menteri untuk tidak menutup sekolah rendah Cina seperti yang dituntut oleh pemimpin-pemimpin Umno hanya boleh dipakai sekiranya pemimpin Umno ini didakwa menghasut sepertimana yang telah dilakukan dulu, serta sekiranya Perdana Menteri menepati janjinya untuk memansuhkan Akta Hasutan 1948 yang sudah diulang tiga kali. Meski DAP menentang Akta Hasutan yang melanggar hak asasi manusia dan kebebasan bersuara, kegagalan untuk melaksanakan undang-undang hasutan secara adil dan saksama membuktikan bahawa Akta Hasutan sedang dipergunakan sebagai senjata politik terhadap pemimpin pembangkang, ahli akademik yang mempertikai dasar-dasar BN serta mereka yang menentang BN.<\/p>\n