Hadi fires another 'communist' rocket, packed with Chin Peng's ashes

 

Another potent weapon in PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s arsenal, apart from divine recompense and retribution, is communism. This is exclusive for Pakatan Harapan, namely DAP.

In his latest diatribe published in Harakah, he revived the remains of Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) leader Chin Peng, the nom de guerre of the exiled Perak-born Ong Boon Hua, who died in Thailand in 2013 at the age of 88.

Noting how Harapan, specifically DAP, denied supporting the communist, Hadi (above) mocked: “They only asked for Chin Peng’s ashes to be brought back. Don’t support the communist (it seems).”

In September 2019, Chin Peng’s ashes were brought back to Malaysia and scattered in the sea near Lumut in Perak as well as in the jungles of the Titiwangsa mountain range.

Ironically, in November 2020, the Perikatan Nasional government of which PAS was a member, revealed that the individuals responsible for bringing back the ashes would not be charged.

According to then-home minister Hamzah Zainudin, the case was classified as "no further action" (NFA) due to lack of evidence.

Following Chin Peng’s death, Lim Kit Siang was among those who had urged the government to allow the ashes to be brought back.

Four years later, the DAP veteran was forced to hold a press conference to dismiss the allegation that he was the late CPM leader’s cousin.

Meanwhile, Hadi, in his latest salvo against Harapan, also recalled how “they celebrated the communist’s struggle in Kajang.”

“There was a celebration to remember CPM’s struggle.

“Many attended. This was during Harapan’s time. Harapan allowed it despite the fact that many of our soldiers, police personnel, and villagers were killed (by CPM),” he added.

The late Chin Peng, former Communist Party of Malaya leader

In December 2019, Harapan’s home minister Muhyiddin Yassin urged the police to expedite their probe into the event, which was suspected to be a gathering of former CPM members to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Hat Yai Accord signed between the Malaysian government and CPM on Dec 2, 1989.

However, there were no updates on this matter since then and three months later, Muhyiddin joined hands with Hadi and other quarters to topple the Harapan government.

Corruption cases dropped under Harapan

Meanwhile, the PAS president said Umno and BN’s mistake of being involved in corruption had incurred the wrath of the people and allowed the “more dangerous” Harapan government to come into power during the 2018 general election.

Apart from recycling the accusation that Harapan posed a threat to the nation and Islam with the proposal to ratify certain controversial UN instruments, Hadi also complained that corruption cases involving Harapan leaders were dropped.

“We don’t agree with corruption but place everyone on trial, not just Umno people. What more when people who contribute to corruption are freed because it is the ‘towkays’ who offer bribes.

“The government nabs those who receive bribes because those who give them become witnesses. Both who give and receive should be punished. Those who give are more sinister than those who receive.

“So the Malay-Muslim officers become victims for accepting bribes. The towkays escape,” he added without mentioning the race of the businesspersons who offered bribes.

Last week, Harapan chairperson Anwar Ibrahim and DAP leaders castigated Hadi over the communist allegation and for claiming that DAP pressured Harapan to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd) and Rome Statute.

The PAS president was also told to heed the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah’s wish for all political parties to refrain from spewing hate and slander during the election period. - Mkini