Nik Aziz barred from evening prayers at RMAF mosque

PAS spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat was last night barred from performing his Maghrib prayers at the Royal Military Air Force (RMAF) base mosque in Gong Kedak, near Kuala Besut.

According to the party’s mouthpiece HarakahDaily, the former Kelantan menteri besar had been invited to the mosque.

Major (Rtd) Yusoff Ali, a representative of Kerabat, a PAS-inclined non-governmental organisation that comprises former armed forces personnel, said initially it was agreed that Nik Aziz could perform his prayers there.

However, Yusoff said, the approval was revoked at the last minute. This, he said, could possibly be on the instructions of higher-ups.

“The move to bar Nik Aziz (right in photo) from performing prayers is unwise as prior to this, Umno leaders had been allowed to go there.

“I understand the predicament faced by officers in the camp as some are my former colleagues. However, due to pressure from the top, they could not do anything,” Yusoff said after a ceramah in Kampung Beris Pak Abu last night.

Nik Aziz also told the crowd at the ceramah that he was not allowed to perform prayers at the RMAF mosque, although approval was given initially.

According to residents, since nomination day last Friday the mosque had been a hive of activity daily as a result of the fasting month.