Hisham: Don't blame cow head protestors

Original Malaysiakini caption:
Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said those involved in the 'cow-head' protest in Shah Alam last week cannot be blamed for the controversy.

Addendum:
The Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) apparently found the message in this recorded interview offensive enough to warrant a warning under Section 211/233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. However, instead of taking action against the person(s) who made those offensive statements, they have chosen to target the whistleblowers and demanded that Malaysiakini remove these videos (see report here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/112111 and copy of letter to Malaysiakini here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/doc/mcmc_to_mkinitv.php )

Civil society and media freedom watchdogs have condemned this blatant attempt at censorship and cover up (see Centre for Independent Journalism statement here: http://www.cijmalaysia.org/content/view/495/8/ )

The targeted videos are being reproduced and uploaded as mirrors just in case Malaysiakini does take it down under pressure from the MCMC. I'd encourage folks to do the same on other video portals. No more cover ups!

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• Malaysia
• censorship
• religion
• hate speech

[perfectmoney]

Masalah yang dihadapi mestilah diselesaikan secara rasional dan berkesan, EMOSI akan jadikan masalah kecil bertambah besar.. maka Malaysia akan jadi huru hara.. adalahkah EMOSI ni meMANFAATkan negara kita??... adalahkah video ni memBANGGAkan kita???.. saya berharap KERAJAAN akan berusaha menyelesaikan masalah ni dgn wajarnya, RAKYAT kita juga bersatu dan berusaha mempertingkatkan kemahiran, pengetahuan dan cintai negara kita seterusnya memajukan MALAYSIA... I Love Malaysia... I Love Malaysian...

[bobkee]

Ia sememangnya satu insiden yang amat memalukan rakyat Malaysia. Namun demikian, jikalau insiden-insiden seperti ini tidak mendapat pendedahan umum dan kita membiarkan badan-badan awam seperti MCMC untuk menutupkannya, ia tidak akan diselesaikan malah akan menggalakkan lebih ramai lagi orang yang tidak bertanggung jawab untuk terus memporak-perandakan kestabilan dan keharmonian negara.

Pencabulan hak asasi manusia lazimnya berlaku dengan lebih kerap jikalau ia dapat dirahsiakan.

[perfectmoney]

saya setuju bro... tapi yg penting penyelesaian... tp janganlah menggunakan EMOSI untuk mengatasi masalah seperti ni... saya juga tidak setuju sekiranya masalah ni diselesaikan dgn POLITIK, AGAMA dan PERKAUMAN... ketiga-tiga faktor tersebut adalah sensitif dan bias... Kita rakyat Malaysia... saya sokong PM dgn SATU MALAYSIA... Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan... berharap tiga faktor tersebut digunakan untuk kebaikan dan perpaduan tetapi bukanlah hanya KEPENTINGAN diri... I Love Malaysia

[bobkee]

Betul. Yang penting adalah penyelesaian. Itulah sebab pihak berkuasa negeri Selangor telah menganjurkan sesi dialog untuk membincangkan cadangan pemindahan kuil Seksyen 19. Malangnya, sesi itu dirosakkan segelintir yang berkepentingan yang sanggup melemparkan tohmahan-tohmahan berunsur perkauman dan keganasan.

Secara prinsip, saya memang menyokong idea 1Malaysia. Tapi secara praktik, saya tidak yakin terhadap kebolehan dan keinginan parti berkuasa peringkat Persekutuan utk menjayakannya.

[bobkee]

Bak kata pepatah orang putih; "The proof of the pudding is in the eating". Unfortunately 1Malaysia may look like pudding but it tastes like something else altogether.

Apa yang dpt membuktikan bhw pihak yang tertentu serius terhadap menjayakan konsep 1Malaysia? Dimanakah perubahan asasi di dlm sistem perundangan, institusi, dll yg diperlukan untuk merealisasikan 1Malaysia ni?

Pada pdpt saya, ia cuma slogan kosong politik spt yg dulu - Wwsn 2020, Islam Hadhari .. yg tinggal cuma rekod tawarikh.

[RohenKilla]

if any otr races wld hv done it d isa wld hv catched their asses that very day n d government wld hv condemned them not supported!!!!

[bobkee]

I beg to differ. As long as its any expression of discontent that doesn't originate from UMNO, they don't really give a hoot about what race the protestors are.

[ssubra101]

stupid minister talking like a indiot

[faizaladri]

Thats just great. Lost 6 minute of my life. Dont understand what you are crapping about. Definitely not fit to become a minister. They should instead parade your head around coz the cow is clever than you

[26121944]

Is this Malaysia -- Truly Asia. It is a big joke. It is mor than a shame.

[Pitung56]

instead of show refrain, this minister comments was irresponsible, insulting other s religious believes in public was not a big protest he said, he must be a joker

[MrAndrewSuresh]

He calls those who did the demonstration as peace loving people. Yea... Peace loving my dick!!!

[MrAndrewSuresh]

His english sucks!!!! Hw de fck he bcame minister?????

[MrAndrewSuresh]

I wonder hw come another multiracial country (singapore) doesnt hv such stupod issue like our gov does hv. It cud jus mean that the gov itself is useless.

[desmonded]

D gov is full of crap. Same races, incompetent, corrupt & hypocrite. I lose hope towards them donkey years ago. Pathetic.

[desmonded]

Bigot racist n full of bull.

[veniia78]

this is total bullshit......

[pisdiz]

allright, i agree majority are malays... but is this the way to demonstrate......????