Nga refuses to apologise for 'Taliban state' remark
Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Nga Kor Ming today declined to apologise for saying that the country would turn into a "Taliban state" if an Umno-PAS alliance were to come into power.
"What is there to apologise for?" he asked when met at Parliament lobby today...
Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Nga Kor Ming today declined to apologise for saying that the country would turn into a "Taliban state" if an Umno-PAS alliance were to come into power.
"What is there to apologise for?" he asked when met at Parliament lobby today.
Earlier today, Selangor PAS Youth threatened to organise a mega rally if Nga and fellow DAP leaders Lim Guan Eng and Chew Chong Sin did not issue apologies for their purportedly insensitive statements.
Read more: PAS Youth threatens rally if DAP trio doesn't apologise
Nga appeared unfazed when asked about the move, stating that the group has the right to assemble.
"Let the police handle (the rally). We respect the rule of law, and we also respect the freedom of expression.
"They can organise an assembly so long that it follows the rule of law," he said.
Nga reportedly said at an event in Perak earlier this month that if an Umno-PAS alliance were to come into federal power, Malaysia could turn into Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
He said this alliance will harp on issues of race and religion to garner support, and once in power, will implement extreme policies to victimise both non-Malays and moderate Malays.
Asked about his remark, Nga questioned whether the media had listened to his original statement.
"What statement did I do? Did you hear what I said? You simply quote someone else's hearsay, right?"
On March 6, Lim issued a statement in Chinese urging MCA to immediately leave BN because Umno and PAS were now "declaring war" on non-Muslims.
The DAP secretary-general issued a correction several hours later, which replaced the phrase "declaring war" with "targeting".
At least 58 police reports have been lodged nationwide against him and a police probe is ongoing.
Meanwhile, last Friday, Chew had said the mosque massacres in New Zealand which left 50 people dead should serve as a lesson for Malaysians on the need to curb extremism. He then cited the example of the Umno-PAS alliance and their narrative.
Chew later retracted his statement stating that it had been misunderstood.
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