Khutbah row: Another Umno, Najib conspiracy to nail Guan Eng?

Richard Loh

I understand and fully support Prime Minister Najib's call for a full investigation and to take action against those responsible in the doaor khutbah Jumaat issue. The Malay Muslims must always protect the good name of the King as well as Islam.

The fast reaction from Najib on this issue is very suspicious as preliminary investigation shows no such thing happened. Under such circumstances there are a few queries that need answers.

1)Is it politically charged because this happened under PR's watch?

2)Can it be a fabrication planted by Umno members - just like Najib's sodomy plan against Anwar - to make Guan Eng and PR look bad?

3)If the findings show that it is Umno that fabricated the issue, will Najib ensure that action will be taken immediately and not give excuses to cover it up.

4)If the findings show that it was just hearsay, will Najib take action against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Utusan for creating such tension among Muslims?

We understand that Islamic laws are very strict and Muslims must follow them diligently, fearfully and respectfully.

The "doa" issue has stirred much reaction from the PM, DPM and Umno calling for immediate investigation and action without evidence or proof, but just based unsubstantiated claims.

But surprisingly, we have not heard a whimper from the PM, DPM, Umno nor the Islamic Religious Council regarding prosecution star witness Saiful Bukhari Azlan's affair with DPP Farah Azlina Latif, which even the judge considered to be true.

What about the allegation of the Attorney General having an affair with Datuk Azailiza binti Mohd Ahad, the Head of the International Affairs Division of the Attorney General’s Chambers?

Why do these two affairs not warrant a full investigation or are they not serious crimes under the Islamic laws or somehow less sinful than the "doa" issue?

Commentators on the online media reports of Najib's call to investigate the "doa" issue also asked, why is he so slow to take action against the racist remarks by the school principals in Johor and Kedah.

My answer to them is simple, both the PM, DPM and most of Umno members are racist themselves. So how to expect a racist to take action against another racist!