Penang MCA's campaign against death penalty abolition gaining traction
Penang MCA's campaign against the abolition of the death penalty is gaining traction as more people understand the need to keep the law, said its Youth chief Lim Siew Bok.
He said party members have been carrying out a signature campaign in several local markets on the island and mainland since last week...
Youth chief Lim Siew Bok says more people now understand the need to keep the law.
Penang MCA's campaign against the abolition of the death penalty is gaining traction as more people understand the need to keep the law, said its Youth chief Lim Swee Bok.
He said party members have been carrying out a signature campaign in several local markets on the island and mainland since last week.
"We first conducted the campaign in Jalan Raja Uda in Butterworth, then we did it in the local market there. Last night we were at the Farlim night market," Swee Bok told Malaysiakini.
Jalan Raja Uda comes under Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's Bagan parliamentary constituency, while Farlim is under Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh.
"We will continue the campaign again after the Chinese New Year. So far we have collected 4,000 signatures, some from the various MCA divisions. The response is very good," he added.
Swee Bok said during their experience on the ground, he could feel that the people supported the campaign to maintain the death penalty, which is imposed in murder and drug trafficking cases.
"Support comes from people of all races. We invite all parties to support our campaign as this is not about politics," he added.
On Jan 18, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Liew Vui Kong said the federal government has yet to finalise the decision on the abolition of the death penalty.
While human rights NGOs have consistently been advocating its abolition for several decades, others like former inspector-general of police Abdul Rahim Noor had criticised Putrajaya's decision as being "too hasty".
MCA took its campaign a notch higher during the Cameron Highlands by-election, where party members badgered DAP senior advisor Lim Kit Siang to sign their petition.
It is learnt that Penang exco member Phee Boon Poh signed the petition when he was on the campaign trail.
Frankly, MCA would be able to get a lot more signatories in their de-facto partner PAS-controlled states such as Kelantan and Trengganu. PAS is all for killing and maiming human beings in the name of hudud and Islamic justice. PAS would be even happier if they (or the taxpayers-funded Islamic institutions controlled by them) are given the power to mete out death and maim sentences on everyone regardless of religious affinity because this is what they claim Allah wants them to do. The self-proclaimed religious leaders in PAS are the very same people who had been reportedly caught lying to a British court while "under oath". See http://www.sarawakreport.org/2018/06/hadis-lawyers-accept-nik-abduh-recording-is-genuine-after-all/
MAC's Divisions signing is to 'follow the Party line' and not their own decisions and not correct. MCA is drowning in its own vomit
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