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PUTRAJAYA: The Government would let the police and court to decide on the action to be taken against the banned group Hindraf, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Thursday.
He said the police would carry out a thorough investigation and it is up to the court to pass sentence if it is found guilty. The Government would not tolerate any “extremist group” regardless of race or religious background as the Government had taken action against Al-Arqam, Al-Ma’unah and Kumpulan Militan Malaysia in the past, he said. “The Government’s priority is to protect the security of Malaysians,” he told reporters at his office, here. He reiterated that Hindraf activities had consistently broken laws, and their illegal demonstrations turned violent and incited racial hatred. The Government banned Hindraf Wednesday for contravening the Societies Act 1966. The latest incident involved Hindraf allegedly causing a commotion at the open house hosted by the Prime Minister and Muslim cabinet ministers at the Putra World Trade Centre on Oct 1. “They disseminated messages that could cause racial and religious tension. They created fear among the people. They even threatened people’s lives,” said Syed Hamid. “Although the Government is willing to listen to the people’s grievances and even utterances of unpleasant words, it cannot tolerate groups that propagate extremism and stir up racial and religious tension.” He said the Indian community was not neglected in this country as they were quite well represented with 14 Indian members of parliament, 21.4% in the legal fraternity, 18.4% in the field of medicine and their overall income was 1.2 times higher than the income of the Malays. With regard to those living under the poverty line, the Indians comprised 2.9%, Chinese 0.6% and Malays 8.3%, he said. Syed Hamid added that there was a ratio of one temple to 149 Hindus and one mosque to 2,300 Muslims in this country. Asked why the Government is only now banning the group, he said the Government had to first carry out a thorough investigation. On the timing of the ban prior to Deepavali on Oct 27, the Home Minister said it was the duty of the Government to protect peace and stability in this country at all times. - Bernama
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