Deputy Minister Declines Comment On Us Terrorists Remarks By Pas Mp

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PAS MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh courted controversy earlier with his remarks that the Bible was ‘distorted or altered’.KUALA LUMPUR: A PAS MP called the US “terrorists” while debating the 2021 budget allocations for the foreign affairs ministry at the committee level at the Dewan Rakyat today.
Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS-Pasir Puteh) had urged the government to act in a tougher manner with the US and not to give in over international issues such as the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar and the Kashmir conflict in India.
“Some accuse Palestinians of being terrorists without mentioning the Jews who demolish and steal the possessions of Palestinians.
“Actually, they are the terrorists. Sometimes these big powers like America act like the kings of the world. Whatever they want to do, they will do. If they want to attack Sudan, Libya and any other countries, they can.
“That’s why Malaysia’s stand has to be firm. Some say that Palestinians are terrorists but Israel is a terrorist country. The same goes for the US and other countries. They’re actually terrorists who make threats to countries that aren’t aligned to them,” he said.
He said Malaysia needed to rise as a leader among Muslim countries, emphasising the importance of the nation’s role in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
He also said Turkey was an example of a nation that did not bow to pressures from major powers.
This prompted Sim Chee Keong (PH-Bukit Mertajam) to ask the government if it agreed with Nik Zawawi’s remarks that the US were terrorists.
However, Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar said he did not need to comment on the matter.
“The ministry and I don’t need to comment on anything MPs say,” he said.
Nik Zawawi previously stirred controversy over his remarks in the Dewan Rakyat that the Bible was “distorted or altered”.
He later issued an apology and retracted his remarks, saying he had no intention of hurting the feelings of Christians. - FMT

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