Razak said Malaysia condemns what he called Daesh's blatant misrepresentation of Islamic teachings, when it says the sadistic brutality, torture and murder of innocent men, women and kiddies were justified.
He made Malaysia's stand at the Leaders' Summit on Countering Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
(Daesh) and Violent Extremism at the United Nations
...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
in New York.
"Renounce your virulent creed of hate, violence and extremism and be guided back towards the righteous path, or face the consequences," he was quoted as saying by The Star Online.
The Summit was hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama
We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us...
and Vice-President
Joe Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden
The former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body...
.
As the chair of the Southeast Asian nations grouping ASEAN this year, Razak said Malaysia is leading the region towards combating all forms of extremism, including the possible spreading of Daesh beliefs in the region.
"We must make pre-emptive arrests if necessary and if there is irrefutable evidence, to save innocent lives," Razak said, referring to over 100 people detained in recent months by the Malaysian police, all suspected of having inclination towards Daesh.