MP SPEAKS Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar statement that non-Malays are less sensitive and “under report” statutory rape cases is totally uncalled for.

In the first place, how would Wan Junaidi be able to ascertain precisely that “non-Malays” are less sensitive or more willing to accept child rape, considering that almost all races and all faiths in the Malaysia puts high emphasis on family and spiritual values?

Rape is a serious crime, no matter what. Rape is rape! Get it, Wan Junaidi?

Secondly, did any Chinese/Indian/Mission primary and/or secondary school record high percentages of students' promiscuity, co-inhabitation with lover(s) or even pregnancies, which are dramatic enough for the deputy home minister to come to such conclusion?

Did Wan Junaidi make any cross-reference with the Education Ministry?

He also seemed to be ‘confused’ with the definition of statutory rape (which is the crime for having sex with a minor, with or without consent) and pre-marital sex when he said, "...this was because the majority of Muslim parents are unable to accept the idea of sex before marriage, compared with non-Malay parents who are presumably less sensitive over the issue".

Finally, Wan Junaidi had essentially given out a very dangerous signal to perverted sexual criminals who would likely now be prying against the hundred thousands of “non-Malay” students through the social media, such as Facebook.

Without any sense of responsibility at all, the deputy home minister implied that “it is not unusual for the parents of these non-Malays” not to be bothered at all with statutory rape or to report such cases.

Surely, this will encourage the perverted sexual criminals to commit sexual violence against any minor, especially non-Malays, since he seemed to have inferred this.

Stupidity beyond comprehension

Truly, this connotes another stupidity beyond comprehension shown by a BN federal cabinet deputy minister and he should be responsible if sexual crimes against the non-Malay minors suddenly go on the rise.  

This is the same deputy home minister from the Sarawak BN who issued warnings not to discuss the 18 and 20 points Malaysia Agreement of 1963 anymore when his own Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem is now unequivocally talking about it and reaffirming that Sarawak is an equal partner in the Federation of Malaysia.

I can only but sadly deduct and opine that from this infamous deputy home minister’s warning on not talking about the Malaysia Agreement (to which we can infer also applies to his own Sarawak chief minister), Wan Junaidi, is only serving his political masters in Umno and not the people at all.

So, likewise, his comments on non-Malays being able to accept child rape or statutory rape is another unacceptable position taken by this ever controversial BN government.

DARELL LEIKING is the Member of Parliament for Penampang, Sabah.