PAS and Umno to hold joint protest against ICERD

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 7 years ago · Published on 17 Nov 2018 10:42PM · 5 Comments

THE country’s two biggest Malay political parties, Umno and PAS, will hold a joint protest against Malaysia’s plan to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).

The protest to be held in Kuala Lumpur on December 8 was confirmed tonight by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Perak PAS commissioner Razman Zakaria at a unity gathering (Himpunan Perpaduan Ummah) in Pasir Salak, Perak tonight.

Razman said PAS agreed to the joint rally as a meeting of its central leadership earlier today.

Zahid also said Umno would support such a move.

“I confirm that Umno will give support to this rally in Kuala Lumpur. We can set aside our political differences for this. This is not about Umno or PAS but about the unity of Muslims and of Malaysians,” Zahid said in his speech at the gathering tonight.

PAS and Umno supporters holding placards written with anti-ICERD slogans during the Himpunan Perpaduan Ummah at Kg Gajah in Pasir Salak, Perak tonight. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, November 17, 2018.

Some Muslim groups have expressed concerns about Putrajaya’s intention to ratify the ICERD on grounds that it will undermine constitutional provisions that protect the special position of the Malays and will bring an end to affirmative action policies.

Some have also argued that the convention is based on western norms that will not be accepted by Malaysia.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said the government would hear the views of all races on ICERD before ratifying it. – November 17, 2018.

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  • Please go ahead after giving notice to the police. Let the whole world see the so-called moderate Islam at work in Malaysia and the myth that there is no institutionalised racism and discrimination in this country.

    Posted 7 years ago by Gerard Lourdesamy · Reply

    • Correction if I am not quite right, but ICERD is about moving on from our desultory past to better things for all Neglected & Marginalised Malaysians?..

      Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

  • Ya Pls go ahead Malays are Tongkat. That is why they drink Tongkat Ali

    Posted 7 years ago by Tharan Singh · Reply

  • One step forward, two steps back..Gee!

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Hahaha kiss each other Assholes

    Posted 7 years ago by Danial Abdullah · Reply