Former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad is championing the establishment of an Islamic state, said ex-law minister Zaid Ibrahim today.
Therefore, Zaid told Malaysiakini that he was not surprised by the statement made by the ex-chief justice.
Abdul Hamid claimed that he was offered to lead the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) but turned it down as he feared becoming a traitor to his race and religion.
According to Zaid (right), after Abdul Hamid retired as chief justice of the Federal Court, he became "more critical of the idea of unity".
"He (Abdul Hamid) is all for the establishment of an Islamic state," he added.
As such, he questioned why Abdul Hamid was offered the position in NUCC in the first place.
"The government should not appoint someone with contrasting views.
"It should appoint someone who believes in the idea (of unity)," Zaid said.
'Abdul Hamid should be in politics'
The former PKR member also believes that Abdul Hamid should be in politics, since he has political leanings.
Abdul Hamid currently leads an alternative body to the NUCC, the National Unity Front, which was formed by Malay and Muslim NGOs, including Perkasa.
The spotlight has fallen on the NUCC as it is tasked by the government to draft a replacement law for the Sedition Act.
The NUCC law reform and policy committee has come up with three draft bills - the Racial and Religious Hate Crime Bill, National Harmony and Reconciliation Bill and National Harmony and Reconciliation Commission Bill.
The bills, if passed by Parliament, will among others, criminalise bigotry and limit discrimination to only what is provided for under the Federal Constitution.
However, the NUCC panel has come under heavy criticism from right-wing groups, which claim the laws proposed will erode the special position of the bumiputera community.
Therefore, Zaid told Malaysiakini that he was not surprised by the statement made by the ex-chief justice.
Abdul Hamid claimed that he was offered to lead the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) but turned it down as he feared becoming a traitor to his race and religion.
According to Zaid (right), after Abdul Hamid retired as chief justice of the Federal Court, he became "more critical of the idea of unity".
"He (Abdul Hamid) is all for the establishment of an Islamic state," he added.
As such, he questioned why Abdul Hamid was offered the position in NUCC in the first place.
"The government should not appoint someone with contrasting views.
"It should appoint someone who believes in the idea (of unity)," Zaid said.
'Abdul Hamid should be in politics'
The former PKR member also believes that Abdul Hamid should be in politics, since he has political leanings.
Abdul Hamid currently leads an alternative body to the NUCC, the National Unity Front, which was formed by Malay and Muslim NGOs, including Perkasa.
The spotlight has fallen on the NUCC as it is tasked by the government to draft a replacement law for the Sedition Act.
The NUCC law reform and policy committee has come up with three draft bills - the Racial and Religious Hate Crime Bill, National Harmony and Reconciliation Bill and National Harmony and Reconciliation Commission Bill.
The bills, if passed by Parliament, will among others, criminalise bigotry and limit discrimination to only what is provided for under the Federal Constitution.
However, the NUCC panel has come under heavy criticism from right-wing groups, which claim the laws proposed will erode the special position of the bumiputera community.
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