Muslim students’ group proceeds with illegal anti-Chinese education rally

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 4 years ago · Published on 1 Jan 2020 4:18PM · 8 Comments

The Malaysian Muslim Students Coalition calls for Chinese education group Dong Zong, a component of Dong Jiao Zong, to be banned. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, January 1, 2020.

POLICE have declared the Malaysian Muslim Students Coalition’s (Gamis) anti-Chinese education protest unlawful but the group proceeded anyway with its demonstration in Kuala Lumpur today.

Some 400 men in Malay “tanjak” headgear and women in purdah marched against Dong Zong and to rally public support for Jawi writing in national and national-type schools, to which last the Chinese education group is opposed. 

The march began around 2.30pm at Masjid Jamek and ended at the Sogo shopping complex, where speeches were heard.

Police presence appeared to be minimal, with no more than 30 officers visible.

The protestors carried banners that read “Defend Jawi” and “Ban Dong Zong” as well as handwritten posters that said ”Don’t challenge the Malays” (Jangan cabar orang Melayu) and “For the sake of Islam” (Demi Islam).

The rally proceeded as planned even though Dong Jiao Zong, of which Dong Zong is a component, had called off a conference on Saturday to discuss the introduction of Jawi writing in the vernacular schools.

The police had obtained a court order preventing the umbrella Chinese group of school teachers and vernacular school committees from holding the event.

City police yesterday also said that Gamis had failed to meet the Peaceful Assembly Act requirements to submit notification of the street rally, thereby making the event illegal. – January 1, 2020.

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  • No one is challenging the Malays, but Malay is forcing Jawi learning on the non Malays. Who is challenging who actually?

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Jawi is intruding our mother tongue text book study, not Chinese offending Malay nor Jawi. U students understand the issue or not? Demo for what? Demo for offending the Chinese language? Where is your brain? U want to be used and exploited by politician, must have a little bit of Intelligence. Unless u r paid, then I can understand u guys.

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • PDRM , please take action against GAMIS for illegal assembly.

    Posted 4 years ago by Mohammad Badry · Reply

  • No further action whether lawful or unlawful. Hehehe.

    Posted 4 years ago by Astann astann · Reply

  • Illegal! But will the police take action ? If it doesn't, it must explain why? If a law is broken, why shouldn't the law apply to them as it would to non-Muslims doing the same?

    Posted 4 years ago by Ravinder Singh · Reply

  • they can assemble but we cannot?...rule of law?...JOKE.

    Posted 4 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

  • "POLICE have declared the Malaysian Muslim Students Coalitions (Gamis) anti-Chinese education protest unlawful but the group proceeded anyway with its demonstration in Kuala Lumpur today"

    Wow, our police is toothless? What a joke....so Muslim/Malays have a no arrest card for committing criminal acts?

    Posted 4 years ago by Partick Ignatious · Reply

  • If Jawi is so important to those Muslim students, then why don't they just study it and leave others who don't want to, out of it. Why does everything important to certain Muslims have to be imposed on others?

    Posted 4 years ago by Sunita petrus · Reply