MCA Wanita has criticised PAS for enforcing a dress code on non-Muslim journalists covering its annual general assembly over the weekend.


 In a statement today, MCA Wanita secretary-geneneral Chew Lee Geok said that the requirement for female journalists to don headscarves and barring skirts and dresses was discriminatory.


 &ldquo;The choice of personal clothing is a fundamental and individual right. This is a clear example of PAS depriving people of their personal liberties.


 &ldquo;In a multiracial country, I absolutely respect the Muslim dress code, but we also want PAS to respect the non-Muslim customs and choices,&rdquo; she said.


 Chew said that the rule shows that PAS held &ldquo;extreme beliefs&rdquo; and are &ldquo;controlling individual rights&rdquo;.


 The assembly, also known as the muktamar, will begin tomorrow and end on Sunday.


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The requirement for non-Muslim female journalists to wear headscarves and a ban on skirts has irked MCA Wanita.


MCA flays PAS over muktamar dress code

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