Mat Sabu to Chua: Stop insulting yourself

PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu told MCA president Chua Soi Lek to stop insulting himself by displaying his ignorance about Islamic law, following a series of anti-hudud remarks by the former Health minister.

In his latest statement, Chua said hudud laws would frighten investors and tourists away from the country.

“It’s just a lie. We take Iran as an example. Although they implemented Islamic laws, the country has received foreign direct investment (FDI) worth US$3.6 billion last year.

"If the main powers have not imposed any restriction or sanction on Iran, it is quite confident that more FDI would reach the country,” said Mat Sabu.

Since its 1979 Islamic Revolution which toppled the US-backed Shah monarchy, Iran has had no diplomatic ties with Washington, which has been lobbying other Western powers to slap an economic sanction on Tehran over what it claimed was Tehran's nuclear weapons programme.

Citing Iran as an example, Mat Sabu said millions of tourists continued to flood Iran and in 2010 alone, 400 hotels and 200 hotel apartments were built to care for the rising demand.

“When Malaysia continues to be embarrassed for purchasing weaponry at multifold price from external sources, the West said they were confident that Iran was capable of making a nuclear bomb in two years should it desire.

"A country which is in regression can never manufacture such weapons, in fact they would have continued to buy weapons from others at a high price,” added Mat Sabu.

Mat Sabu agreed that Chua uttered the remarks with the intention to insult Islamic laws, adding that the propaganda against Shariah laws would only drive Muslims to push further demands for the implementation of Islamic laws through their democratic rights.

“The more insults they throw, more Muslims will want to use their democratic rights to ensure Islamic laws are implemented in the country,” he said.

In August last year, Chua drew intense criticism for claiming that the most corrupt countries were Muslim-majority ones and therefore PAS should not be given a chance to come to power.

- Harakahdaily