Protest Against Corruption Not Concerts Dap Man Tells Pas Youth

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Charles Santiago says it is better for Ahmad Fadhli Shaari to protest against corruption instead of performances by international stars.PETALING JAYA: A DAP MP has called on PAS Youth to organise nationwide protests against corruption instead of concerts featuring international artists.
Klang MP Charles Santiago said PAS Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari’s efforts were better off spent on protesting against corruption, citing the troubled RM9 billion littoral combat ship (LCS) project.
“I call on PAS Youth to hold a nationwide protest against corruption and I assure you that I will join them in that protest,” he said on Facebook, adding that he would wait for Fadhli’s response.
Yesterday, Fadhli, who is also the Pasir Mas MP, called on the government to cancel scheduled concerts featuring international artists as he said they encourage hedonism and were incompatible with the norms and values of Muslim life in Malaysia.
“We will not hesitate to mobilise resistance throughout the country if (this call) is ignored,” he said.
He made a similar call last Friday, when he warned against continuously organising concerts and called on Muslims to oppose such events, which he said would only invite the “wrath of Allah”.
His posting on Facebook was made in the wake of a concert held by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish the night before.
The Islamic party had previously condemned concerts held in the country by various international performers.
In 2016, it had called for a Selena Gomez concert to be banned, alleging it promoted “Western culture and hedonism”. - FMT

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