KUALA LUMPUR : Muslims in
the country are now barred from taking part in 'unproductive' and unlawful
assemblies, according an edict released by the National Fatwa Council.
“Rioting, causing
disturbances and damaging public property are all forbidden by Islam. This also
applies to any intention to topple a duly elected government by organising such
demonstrations,” Council Chairman Tan Sri Dr Abdul Shukor Husin was quoted as
saying by Bernama Online today.
The edict comes after last
month’s tumultuous Bersih 3.0 rally, which turned chaotic when riot police
fired tear gas and water cannons after demonstrators breached police barricades
at the then off-limits Dataran Merdeka here.
“No one is exempted, and
cannot support any efforts that can cause harm, anxiety or unrest among Muslims
to the point of the community becoming split, what more if there is bloodshed,”
Abdul Shukor continued.
According to Abdul Shukor,
the council had refrained from issuing a 'fatwa' against the lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) 'menace', as it felt that this was clearly
“haram” (forbidden) under Islam.
“Even showing support or
sympathy (for LGBTs) is ‘haram’. It is the duty of all Muslims to rid this
menace and if we support something that is not good, it can be said we are
abetting it, which is a sin,” he said.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Najib Razak on Friday asserted that the rally for free and fair elections was
an attempt to oust the country’s duly-elected government, a claim that has been
echoed by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The election watchdog today
denied the claim, and insisted that Bersih 3.0’s objectives were purely to
demand a clean and fair polls process.
Bersih 3.0 was initially
planned for the historic Dataran Merdeka but authorities had secured a court
order on April 27 barring its use for public assemblies until May 1, forcing
Bersih supporters to splinter into groups.
Despite an initially
peaceful start to the rally, Bersih’s third since 2007, police would later take
measures that are now being condemned as more brutal than those employed during
last year’s tumultuous July 11 Bersih 2.0 rally.
The businessmen near the Dataran Merdeka whose business was affected by the rally has signed up to demand compensation from the Bersih organizers. Many also demanded that Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan to be forfeit of her position.
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