PBB Tanjung Datu branch condemned for inviting religious bigot Ridhuan Tee to give a religious speech

KUCHING, Dec 25, 2014: The organisers of the programme "Jom Bersantai Sematan 2014" are sending a wrong by inviting controversial and religious extremist Redhuan Tee Abdullah to give a religious speech in Sematan tomorrow.

"It is most unwise and insensitive to invite such a controversial personality to Sarawak and to include his ceramah as part of the official function to be held in Sematan until the New Year's Day," Batu Lintang State lawmaker and State PKR vice chairman See Chee How said today.

 

Malay language Utusan Sarawak quoting Lundu district councillor Abu Seman Karen as saying on Dec 13 that Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) Tanjung Datu branch and Sematan sub-district office are the organisers of the programme,  which runs from Dec 26 to 31.

Redhuan Tee is slated to give a religious lecture at the Masjid Jamek, Sematan.

Chief Minister and PBB president Adenan Satem is also the State Assemblyman for Tanjung Datu, that being the case, he cannot plead ignorance of the invitation to the controversial and religious extremist lecturer.

Complained See (picture, left):"The organisers should know that Sematan is within the state constituency of Tanjung Datu with the Sarawak Chief Minister presently their elected representative.”

“This is definitely sending out a wrong signal to all Sarawakians as the Chief Minister has been repeating himself openly that this state will not welcome racists and religious bigots and extremists," he said.

Utusan Sarawak story on Redhuan Tee being invited by the organisers

He stressed:" While the state authorities, particularly the State Security Office and the Immigration Department, have banned the entry of elected Parliamentarians from entering Sarawak apparently for political purposes, the real racists and religious bigots and extremists continue to evade and dodge the dragnet and are able to carry out their questionable activities in the state.

"I am therefore obliged to alarm the relevant authorities of the possible entry of this controversial personality and hope that appropriate actions will be taken to ensure that the peaceful and harmonious living of our multi-racial society will not be risked," he said.

See said he has sent out a text messages to Sarawak State Commissioner of Police Mohamad Sabtu, State Immigration director Robert Lian and Chief Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, Abdullah Saidol, to register his concern and to notify them of the scheduled public talk by Redhuan Tee  at the Masjid Daerah Kecil Sematan tomorrow evening.

He said Redhuan Tee, who is a senior lecturer of the National Defence University and a columnist, has made numerous controversial statements and is one who readily drive wedges between Malaysians.

"He was investigated by the Defence Ministry for allegedly teaching “ethnic cleansing”, the infamous lecturer and column questioned about the building of the Calvary Convention Centre in Bukit Jalil near the national capital, saying that Christians do not deserve a big place of worship given that they only make up 10% of the country’s population.

"He used his columns to attack the vernacular schools and the non-Malay communities, warning that five million immigrants are ready to come to Malaysia and take their places.

"He even cited MH370 and MH17 tragedies as “lessons” that MAS should make air hostesses dress according to Muslim norms and ban alcohol on board their planes, that Malaysian authorities should follow Brunei’s lead without regards to local sentiments or concerns about human rights," See said.