Beer fest ban a violation of rights, says ex-judge


Asila Jalil

Former Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram says Malaysia is a secular country and not a Muslim country where one faith should not impose its will upon others. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, September 21, 2017.

THE cancellation of the Better Beer Festival is an infringement on an individual’s rights as it dictates how a person should lead his or her life, said former Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram.

“I think the sooner we realise that we are in fact a secular country and not a Muslim country, and one faith should not impose its will upon the way others ought to behave,” he said at a Bar Council forum held at Kuala Lumpur last night.


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  • Hypocrites talking about morality again. Beer festival do not lead to wild sex. Nothing wrong about being gay too, gays don't take revenge by burning down school's killing off students by locking their only exit. Beer lovers are more sober than some so called religious community who violated their offsprings regularly.

    Talk about morality again? Go preach to your own community and tell them to lay off their hands on young girls, their daughters / grand daughters / nieces included.




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