Democratic Action Party deputy chairman Karpal Singh will take legal action against Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) if the Islamic party enforces its strict dress code for non-Muslim women workers in Terengganu.
| Sue the pants off the bastards! |
He said on Tuesday that the code banning these women from wearing tight jeans and short skirts at work contravened the federal Constitution. In his press statement, he made it clear that he would not hesitate to take PAS to court if the party tried to enforce the rule. 'The matter impinges on the rights of non-Muslim women guaranteed under the federal Constitution. The State Legal Adviser should have been consulted,' he said.
| Islamists only consult the Koran, and even then they only find what they want to find... |
He also challenged the Menteri Besar of Terengganu and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to prove his claim that non-Muslim religious leaders in the state run by PAS were consulted about the code. He asked Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi to name the leaders who discussed the code with PAS officials. This will allay the fears of non-Muslims in Terengganu, Mr Karpal Singh said, adding that the state's PAS government was willing to defy federal laws. He said: 'Abdul Hadi has no right to dictate morality in open contravention against the Constitution.'
| Well, you know, it's a cultural thing. Islamists prefer to rule, rather than govern... |
Non-Muslim religious leaders interviewed by the New Straits Times said they were not consulted by the PAS president or any other party officials. State Buddhist Association president Soon Gin Leong said he had no re- collection of being invited to a discussion, dialogue or any forum with the PAS president on the code or any religious matter. 'I am also not aware of any non-Muslim religious leader who was asked to share his views on the matter with Abdul Hadi or any of the State Executive Councillors,' he added.
| You'd think he'd remember being invited to something like that... |
A member of the Inter-Faith Council in Terengganu, who declined to be named, said Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi could have taken for granted that non-Muslim religious leaders in the state would share his views on how women should be dressed.
| Gee. Golly. Do y'think that's what happened? Or maybe it was just the he didn't give a rat's patou what they think. |
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