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Belinda Cranston captures some of the key points from Haris Ibrahim’s talk at the ANU on why he is adamant that it must be “Anything But UMNO”:
Haris told the audience his journey from high-powered lawyer to political activism began in the late 1990s, when four Malays who renounced Islam were trialled for non-compliance by a Syariah court and jailed for three years each.
“I thought Article 11 of the Federal Constitution (of Malaysia) said every person has the right to freely profess and practice their faith,” he said.
Of the decision to jail the Malays, he added “I saw the most creative legal gymnastics in court that day to avoid the plain language of the constitution”.
Haris is THE MAN 🙂
Greg, thanks for being part of the crew in getting Haris to speak in Australia, in particular, at the ANU.
I wish I could have had been in the audience at the ANU but I am sure you and the rest of the mob would have more than made up for my absence 🙂
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Thanks ‘a second class Malaysian’,
Just doing my job.
As a matter of policy, ANU invites all Malaysian leaders: from the government, from the various political parties, from the regional, religious, cultural groups, from social and peoples movements to share their views.
We would be very pleased if more Malaysian leaders who pass through Canberra, to drop by the ANU, to share their views and experience.
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