Complainants against anti-Christian talk are being seditious, says UiTM student group

 Perzeus James (left) and Uthaya Sankar SB (centre), who are both authors, had lodged police reports over a seminar held at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in May. UiTM is calling for them to be charged with sedition. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, September 11, 2014.

An Islamic student body from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) wants the two authors who lodged police reports against the "threat of Christianisation" seminar to be charged with sedition.

Qamarul Nazrin Harun, president of UiTM's Persatuan Belia Islam Nasional (Puncak Alam and Puncak Perdana campus), told www.ismaweb.net that authors Perzeus James and Uthaya Sankar SB should be charged with sedition for belittling the university.

He added that the duo were like "children who were whining because they did not get their sweets".

Qamarul, according to the report on the website of Muslim rights group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma), also said that Perzeus and Uthaya should know that UiTM was a product of the special rights for Malays, as enshrined in Article 153 of the Federal Constitution.

"Why are they pressing the authorities to use the Sedition Act on the organisers of the seminar, who merely wanted to create awareness on the threats against Islam?" Qamarul asked.

He said that as an institution of higher learning, it was UiTM's duty to instil in Malay youths the need to protect Islam against the threat of Christianity, which has been on the rise against the Islamic faith of late.

"So what is the issue if UiTM wants to organise a seminar in relation to the threat by Christianity?

"It is not as if it is just a rumour, it is really happening," he said, according to the website.

Qamarul also reportedly praised UiTM on its initiative to raise awareness among Malay students who may one day be leaders of the country, so that they realise the elements that threaten the peace and harmony in Malaysia.

He also said that the word "Allah" was exclusive to Muslims.

"So what more do they want?

"Do they not know that the Federal Court has already decided that the word Allah is exclusive to Muslims?"

He also questioned what was wrong about UiTM's effort in wanting to strengthen the faith of its students in relation to the use of the word by non-Muslims.

Perzeus and Uthaya had two days ago written to the police to ask about the status of their police reports made on the UiTM seminar against Christianity in May.

The authors had lodged the reports at the Taman Sri Muda police station in Shah Alam two days after the May 6 seminar, and were called twice to have their statements recorded.

But, there has been no word from the police on their complaints, prompting them to get their lawyer to write to the Shah Alam OCPD requesting for an update into investigations.

Uthaya and Perzeus had presented themselves twice to the police, on May 16 and June 7, for questioning. They were asked what they were dissatisfied about regarding the UiTM seminar.

At the seminar, several speakers had warned Muslims against the “threat of Christianisation”.

One of the speakers also reportedly said that the word “Allah” should only be used by Muslims as it originated from the Quran and was never mentioned in the Bible.

The seminar had been organised by the Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, UiTM, Warisan Ibnu Aaby and the Selangor Islamic Council with the support of Utusan Malaysia, Kumpulan Karangkraf, TV Al-Hijrah, Zikay Group and Pantai Bharu Group of Companies.

It also drew criticism when it was discovered that one of the speakers had lied about his identity.

The speaker, Insan L.S. Mokoginta, told 1,000-odd students at the seminar that he was a former Catholic priest who converted to Islam in 1976.

But the Bishops Conference of Indonesia confirmed that Mokoginta’s claim was false.

- TMI