A scuffle marked the last day of Permatang Pauh by-election campaign when a group claiming to be 'pro-ulama' PAS members squared off with residents of Kampung Kubang Semang in the Penang parliamentary constituency.

The group of 10 led by Bagan PAS information chief Azmi Jaafar gathered at a junction near the Kampung Kubang Semang petrol station at about 5 pm today.

They held up placards which read "Hudud hukum Allah" (Hudud is Allah's law) and "Pemuda bersama kepimpinan ulama" (Youths support ulama leadership).

But within a minute of their arrival, two men sitting at a food stall across the street approached them and told them to leave.

One of the men yelled: "Don't create a scene at our village. You are not even voters here."

This was followed by shoving between them when the man tried to snatch the group's placards.

The situation became more tense when a group of villagers who were at the food stall stated surrounding the pro-ulama group to chase them out.

One of them grabbed a loud hailer from Azmi and smashed it on the road, prompting Azmi to instruct his group to go elsewhere. They left 10 minutes after that.

Former Permatang Pauh PAS secretary Abdul Razak Abdullah, who was also at the scene, told reporters that they drove the "pro-Ulama" group away to avoid an incident.

Abdul Razak said the group were not Permatang Pauh voters and were brought to Kampung Kubang Semang to "cause trouble" at the Pakatan Rakyat stronghold.

"They're not from here, they're from Bagan. They don't vote here, but came to sabotage (the Permatang Pauh by-election). (Kubang Semang) is a PAS stronghold, a Pakatan stronghold. They don't need to demonstrate here," he said.

In a statement later, Azmi said the group had gathered to implore Permatang Pauh voters to reject parties which do not support the hudud.

"We believe that those who oppose the hudud oppose Allah, as taught by the late PAS president Fadzil Noor in 1994," he said.

The same group had gathered in front of Majid Batu, Kampung Pertama to urge PKR to apologise over its statement regarding the hudud.

PKR said it will not support PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's Private Member's Bill to amend the Syariah Courts Act, so that the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code II 1993 (Amendment 2015) which includes hudud can be implemented.

 

Penduduk halau demo diketuai Ketua Penerangan PAS Bagan Azmi Jaafar di Permatang Pauh.Foto Zulaikha Zulkifli.Baca lanjut: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/297436

Posted by Malaysiakini (BM Version) on Wednesday, 6 May 2015

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