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Defending Malays doesn’t mean protecting wrongdoers, says Pejuang
Defending Malays doesn’t mean protecting wrongdoers, says Pejuang
The party's deputy president Mior Haidir says concerns over selective prosecution should not be used to shield individuals from the legal process.
Mior said in a statement that questions over selective prosecution were legitimate, but this did not justify halting prosecutions or protecting individuals.
“If there’s wrongdoing, investigate and charge. If not guilty, give room to mount a defence. The law must proceed without regard to who holds power and who becomes the victim,” he said.
He warned that political cooperation among Malay parties must not be used to shield individuals facing prosecution.
“If unity is only sought when pressure intensifies, the public has the right to ask: does it really stem from genuine awareness of the need to unite the race, or is it merely a manoeuvre to find a way out of present difficulties?” he asked.
His statement comes after recent charges were filed against several Umno figures following probes into Tabung Haji and Felda.
It also comes as Umno and PAS pressed for Malay unity, with the two parties rekindling their relationship after Barisan Nasional and PAS-led Perikatan Nasional had an understanding in the Negeri Sembilan state election which led them to win a two-thirds majority in the state assembly.
Mior said Malay unity should not be “an umbrella that is opened when it rains and folded when the weather clears”.
He also said any effort to unite the Malays should instead be built around a broader agenda covering the economy, education, asset ownership, integrity, governance and the future of the Malay community and not just to protect an individual or a particular group’s interests.
“We need more mature politics; politics that can defend Malay rights without sacrificing principles, uphold justice regardless of who is involved, and reject corruption regardless of the perpetrator,” he said.
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