MCA Youth wants an immediate investigation into the reports alleging that Christian leaders were plotting to undermine Islam in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA Youth today lodged a police report against the Utusan Malaysia article regarding an alleged plot by Christians in the country.
MCA Youth information chief Kow Cheng Wei said the police and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) must hasten investigations to stop the issue from spreading further.
“Lately, there have been many political and social issues plaguing this country,” he told reporters outside the Dang Wangi district police headquarters here.
“Negative messages on racial and religious issues in particular have been spreading.
“MCA Youth has always upheld the national and multi-racial sentiment in Malaysia and we will not allow any quarters to use religion as a propaganda tool in this country. In the same way that we oppose the Islamic state proposed by PAS so do we oppose the fanning of any other racial flames.
“News like this will cause fear and anxiety among the people so we urge the police and MCMC to begin immediate investigations,” he addded.
When asked if MCA Youth had filed the report against the Umno-owned Utusan, Kow hesitated and replied: “We leave that to the police, we just want an investigation into the article.”
The report was lodged by MCA Youth central committee member and lawyer Kevin Koo, and MCA Youth expects to hear from the police by this afternoon.
Last week, Utusan published a front-page report alleging that Christian leaders (priests/pastors), during a closed-door meeting in Penang, vowed to make Christianity the official religion of Malaysia and to install a Christian as its prime minister.
The article was based on the postings of two bloggers.
Remain calm
The Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Murphy Pakiam had refuted the allegation and called the news report “baseless and highly irresponsible”.
Malay right-wing group Perkasa had given the Home Ministry 14 days to verify Utusan’s report.
However, Kow said that 14 days was too long and investigations needed to start now.
He also appealed to the public to heed the advice by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to remain calm and not exploit the issue further.
“I call on the Malaysian youth of all races to act responsibly and stop writing anything more about this issue on Facebook, Twitter or blogs,” he stressed.
“You don’t understand how fast and far it can spread and the emotional effect it can have. Even (US President) Barack Obama could be reading what you write.
“Malaysia lacks crisis and risk management so we have to minimise and reduce the avenues where crisis can occur. I would like for all youth to read and understand risk management before writing anything on social media,” he added.
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