SHAH ALAM, Sept 8 — The group of individuals responsible for the August 28 cow head demonstration in front of the Selangor State Secretariat will be charged in the Shah Alam Court tomorrow morning.
The Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said 12 people were expected to be charged.
“Twelve people involved in the protests will be charged and brought to court,” said Datuk Khalid.
It is understood that the charges against them will include sedition as well as for illegal assembly.
However, when pressed for further information of the protestors, the Selangor CPO refused to comment further.
On Friday August 28 just three days before Merdeka Day, a group of 50 protestors claiming to be residents of Section 23 here marched from the Shah Alam mosque after Friday prayers and carried a severed cow head to the State Secretariat.
They threatened bloodshed over the proposed relocation of a Hindu temple to their neighbourhood and stamped on and spat at the cow’s head, in a highly provocative act that sparked widespread outrage because the animal is considered sacred by Hindus.
The police did not take any action then.
The protestors said they did not want the temple in their neighbourhood, claiming it would affect them as Muslims.
The provocative manner of the protest continued last Saturday, when some residents caused a commotion at a town hall meeting with them, by shouting and heckling at the Selangor mentri besar and other state lawmakers until the dialogue was called off.
The failed town hall meeting was to discuss the temple relocation issue.
The state government announced yesterday that they had found an alternative site for the temple, just a few hundred metres away from the originally proposed location.
MI
08/09/09
The Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said 12 people were expected to be charged.
“Twelve people involved in the protests will be charged and brought to court,” said Datuk Khalid.
It is understood that the charges against them will include sedition as well as for illegal assembly.
However, when pressed for further information of the protestors, the Selangor CPO refused to comment further.
On Friday August 28 just three days before Merdeka Day, a group of 50 protestors claiming to be residents of Section 23 here marched from the Shah Alam mosque after Friday prayers and carried a severed cow head to the State Secretariat.
They threatened bloodshed over the proposed relocation of a Hindu temple to their neighbourhood and stamped on and spat at the cow’s head, in a highly provocative act that sparked widespread outrage because the animal is considered sacred by Hindus.
The police did not take any action then.
The protestors said they did not want the temple in their neighbourhood, claiming it would affect them as Muslims.
The provocative manner of the protest continued last Saturday, when some residents caused a commotion at a town hall meeting with them, by shouting and heckling at the Selangor mentri besar and other state lawmakers until the dialogue was called off.
The failed town hall meeting was to discuss the temple relocation issue.
The state government announced yesterday that they had found an alternative site for the temple, just a few hundred metres away from the originally proposed location.
MI
08/09/09
1 comment:
Both my parents are Indian and Hindu; and I am an evolutionist.
In September 2009, some people in Malaysia paraded a cow's head. The media has the right to highlight it. What is news? When a dog bites a man, it is not news worthy. But when a man bites a dog, it is news worthy. The media makes news judgement. The media must be given freedom to decide what is news worthy or not. Please leave the media alone.
Some people decided to carry a cow's head. So what? They can carry a cow's head if they want. Nobody should be offended by it. The best thing to do is to play down on it and ignore it. The main thrust for Hindus should and must be in giving a good education to their children. The world will become more competitive. It is the duty of all Hindus in Malaysia to take care of their own families. Please do take care of your own family. If you can, please do work at two jobs so that you can get extra money.
Parading a severed cow's head should not perturb you. If it does perturb you, then you have only yourself to blame. Those people parading a cow's head look like comedians any way. Why are you perturbed by comedians? They say that laughter is the best medicine. It is good to have some comedy.
People do have the right to parade a cow's head, or for that matter, chicken wings, pig's ears, goat's feet, turtle shell, cat's tail, etc.
Incidentally, there are many Hindus in Malaysia who eat pork and beef. After you see a cow's head being paraded several times, then you would get used to it and it would no longer perturb you any more. The human mind has the capacity to de-sensitize. It may help to increase beef consumption. Wait a minute. Beef has high cholesterol but not as high as crustaceans.
Similarly, many Muslims consume pork too. Again, after eating pork for some time, you would get used to it. If you are non-Muslim, please do treat your Muslim friend to some pork food. Pork consumption may be irresistible to Muslims especially if non-Muslims pay for it.
Why are Muslims perturbed when a Hindu temple relocates to a Muslim majority area? Muslims do not have to enter the Hindu temple if they do not want to. There is no way the Hindu temple would perturb Muslims. I think the matter should be referred to the Judicial System. Muslims should stop over-reacting. The Muslims look like comedians when they overreact and carry a severed cow's head, parade it, and stomp it. What's the matter with the Muslims? I am a beef and pork eater and I would be glad to stomp a severed cow's head only if I am paid well enough.
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The human mind has the capacity to de-sensitize. There are people who make a living as butchers and people who do autopsies. We need butchers and autopsies. Hindus must come of age and accept butchers and autopsies, and all the other jobs as important to a socio-economic system. It is good that more Hindus are eating pork and beef these days. It is the duty of Hindu groups to prepare the Hindu youth for the 21st century. We have to detach food from divinity.
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A Hindu temple, Sri Maha Mariamman temple from Section 19 needs to be relocated to Section 23. But the Muslim residents of Section 23 object to the relocation plan. So some Muslims carried a severed cow's head and made a protest march. It is the right of people to carry a severed cow's head. But objecting to the relocation of a Hindu temple to Section 23 is unreasonable. The presence of a Hindu temple in a Muslim majority area will in no way interfere in the daily lives of Muslims. May cool heads prevail. I hope we can find a solution.
Please vote against UMNO in all future elections. It is time for Malaysian voters to come of age and vote UMNO out of power.
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