PAS youth lodge police reports against professor

G Vinod | September 17, 2011

Pas youth says Professor Zainal Kling was wrong to have said the British never colonised Malaya and that they were only acting as protectors

PETALING JAYA: The PAS youth will be lodging police reports nationwide on claims by an academician who said Malaysia was never colonised by the British .

Calling the announcement shocking, PAS youth chief Nasrudin Tantawi called upon the authorities to charge the professor under Section 505 of the Penal Code for issuing a statement that could jeopardise public order.

“His statement also automatically has rendered the sacrifices of our past freedom fighters such as Mat Kilau, Dato Bahaman, Tok Janggut, Rosli Dobi and Dol Said invalid,” said Nasrudin in a statement.

On September 9, the National Professors’ Council member Zainal Kling shocked Malaysians by saying that Malaysia was never colonised by British .

In his argument, Zainal said that the British merely served as a protectorate to the country, then known as Malaya.

In his criticism against Zainal, Nasrdin said said that the professor had also insulted the Rulers for indirectly insinuating that the latter did nothing to curb British dominance in the country.

He added that the statement also meant that Malaysians were duped into believing that the country received independence on August 31, 1957.

“If we were not under imperial power, why would the government then spend so much of taxpayers’ money to celebrate our independence day on Aug 31 annually?” asked Nasrudin.

When contacted, PAS youth information chief Suhaizan Kaiat said that the youth members have filed police reports in Johor Bahru, Gelang Patah, Bakri and Batu Pahat so far.