New coalition, claiming to be non-political, vows to ‘destroy DAP’ over ICERD

(The Star) – A group of Malay Muslim NGOs has come together to form a “third force alliance” to ensure the DAP “does not erode the rights of the Malays” and “turn Malaysia into a republic”.

Gagasan Kuasa 3 (G3) is made up of 53 Malay Muslim NGOs and expects to have 300 Malay Muslim NGOs in the next three months.

Its chairman Raggie Jessy, in a press conference here on Wednesday, claimed that the coalition was formed to unite Muslims because there were no politicians standing up for the rights of the Malays.

He also claimed that the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) was an issue brought up by the DAP to “purposely shame” Malay Muslims.

Malaysia has made no move to ratify ICERD despite calls from civil society.

“We, the third force, declare war on the new race called DAP which continue to mock Malay Muslims and the institution of the Malay rulers.

“We are not going to do stupid things. We have not gone aggressively yet but if the DAP does not meet our demands, we will demand it be removed from the government.

“Muslims are not violent but only when provoked by agents to make us angry. If people provoke us, expect mayhem,” Raggie told a roomful of supporters shouting “Destroy DAP!”.

G3 said it would also bring 5,000 supporters to participate in the Dec 8 anti-ICERD protest being organised by Umno and PAS.