Bar council 'Conversion to Islam'

On 09.08.2008 at 8.15am i was at in front of BAR council to attend a controversial forum about 'Conversion to Islam'. Bar council believe that conflicts between Muslims and Non-Muslim should be resolved through open discussion. Prior to the forum UMNO government and other NGO of Muslim brothers have warned warned the Bar council to NOT to have such a sensitive forum or dialogues as it is may create dissatisfaction among Muslim friends.

The reason for me to be there was to see what is the reaction of Malaysian citizens on this Issue of Article, 121 (1A) of Malaysia's constitution which states that civil courts have no jurisdiction on "any matter" which falls within the jurisdiction of the Syariah (Sharia, Islamic Law) courts.

Article 121(1A) has been criticised by Malaysian Lawyers and Human Right NGO saying the article infringe fundamental human rights. However due to political and religious reason the courts have been reluctant and refuse to go head with the article but push the case to syariah court.

The chronology of event as to 09.08.2008

8.15am at in front of Bar council there were about 20 to 30 muslim friends
8.30am at in front of Bar council there were about 50 muslim friends and they started to hold banners which stated "Awas Bar council 'Jangan main api'", "Jangan cabar kesucian agama Islam" Jangan cabar islam

around 9am - Our Muslim brothers started to shout using words like
Allah huh akbar (for many times)
Hidup... Hidup... Hidup Islam
Hancur...hancur... Bar council hancur,(for many times)
la ilha ilha... la ilha ilha... ilha....
Takbir.... allah hu akbar........
...Rempoh....Rempoh..Bar council (For Many times)

around 9.30am
speach by many Muslim leaders (PAS, PKR- Kulim Bandar Baru MP Zulkifli Nordin, UMNO and NGOs)warning Bar council for organizing events that will invite unwanted anger among Malaysian and asking Muslim brothers to be united regardless of political differences and race... 'Kita mesti bersatupadu menentang ancaman terhadap Islam'
this was the pick time to have a emotional tension among the Muslim brothers.
They went out of control.... they just yell.....scream and shout... with the name of Allah and mix some bad and unwanted words....

about 50 policemen and Federal Reserve Unit Personnel members lined themselves between the crowd and the building entrance.

at around 9.45am the situation become worse and Muslim brothers started to push the police and FRU personnel.... the situation become worse when they yell with islamic provation words.... the police manage to control the situation..... 'rempoh....rempoh..rempoh atas nama islam...'

Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zulkarnian Abdul Rahman storm to the bar coucil conference hall and asked them to stop the forum. At 10.04am datuk Ambiga announced that the forum is stop early.

3 days ago the Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid made his remark.... "Bar coucil 'Jangan mail api'" this is a real politicians word. Syed Hamid's statement clearly provoke Muslim friends. This was followed by Utusan Malaysia and other local Bahasa dailies impliedly saying 'Islam is under attract by non-muslim'

The situation become worst when more politicians(UMNO) started to make a general statement tinted with emotion and threatening Malays and Muslims' rights in Malaysia. Look at the level of over leaders political maturity? Similar Stategy was used by Dato Harun and other UMNO leaders when DAP and GERAKAN won majority during 1968 General election in which UMNO deny the fact with contributing to the May 13 incident.

Take a look the bolow statments....

Utusan Malaysia/Mingguan
10.08.2008 - Forum Memeluk Islam tamat lebih awal bagi elak kejadian buruk
- Dr. M. Majlis Peguam langgar perjanjian
- Rumah Shahrizat dilempar bom petrol
- ISA terhadap Majlis Peguam
- Forum berjaya Ambiga

11.08.2008 - Head line-Pelbagai pihak mahu tindakan tegas terhadap Majlis Peguam
Desak guna ISA
- Mohd. Ali Rustam naib presiden umno - Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negari(ISA) perlu digunakan sebelum keadaan menjadi terlalu lambat untuk diperbaiki.
- Syed Hamid Albar - Menteri Dalam Negeri - Majlis Peguam jangan terus mencabar kerajaan dan kita kena hormat sejarah dan perlembagaan negara
- Salahuddin Ayub - Ketua Dewan Pemuda Pas - Saluran perundangan seperti Akta Hasutan boleh digunakan jika Majilis Peguam masih berdegil dan mahu meneruskan forum yang boleh bangkitkan kemarahan.
- Abu Zahar Nika Ujang - Presiden Persatuan Peguam Muslim - Tindakan tegas perlu diambil untuk memastikan Majlis Peguam tidak lagi memainkan sentimen orang Melayu dan Islam, kalau perlu diambil tidakan di bawah Akta Hasutan.

Base on the above progress i conclude malaysians' are in process of change and our 'Old politicians' have not enought brains to face the new challenges. They keep on using 'ISA' as a tool to supress peoples' interest. Take my word BN will collapse very soon if they keep on using 'ISA' for every small matters. UMNO and BN are in the hight level of denial stage. Good bye.