MCA threatens to quit BN if Umno implements hudud law
By Lisa J Ariffin, The Malaysian Insider
PETALING JAYA, Sept 23 — The MCA will leave the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition if hudud law is implemented by Umno.
“MCA’s stand is very clear. We will object strongly to hudud. If Umno wants to implement hudud, we will pull MCA out of Barisan Nasional – simple as that,” MCA president Datuk Sri Dr Chua Soi Lek told reporters here today.
“Our stand is very clear. Umno wants to implement hudud, MCA is no party to it, we’ll get out of it,” he added.
When asked to comment on Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin’s statement yesterday that Umno supported hudud law in principle, Dr Chua (picture) said: “That can be understood because all Muslim support the teachings of the Quran. But you must see his qualifying statement that Malaysia is not ready to implement hudud law. And that’s very clear.”
Yesterday, Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat said he was willing for the DAP to leave Pakatan Rakyat (PR) if it objected to his views about implementing hudud law.
Nik Aziz had also dismissed as laughable suggestions that Kelantan could now go ahead to implement hudud law in the state now that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was no longer the prime minister.
Instead, he challenged Datuk Seri Najib Razak to withdraw any objections the federal government still had over Kelantan’s longstanding plans to implement hudud.
