Protesters want death for Dutch filmmaker
About 150 demonstrators marched several kilometres in the rain to the Dutch embassy from a mosque near the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, under the watchful eyes of police.
Protesters today called for Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders to be sentenced to death for insulting the Koran, at a rally organised by PAS.
About 150 demonstrators marched several kilometres in the rain to the Dutch embassy from a mosque near the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, under the watchful eyes of police.
"Muslims should put out a death sentence on Wilders for slandering Islam. Wilders has insulted the Koran," said Reduan Mohamad Nor, a senior member of PAS, which is part of opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat.
"We are here to condemn Wilders. He has insulted our Prophet Mohammed. Are we ready to die to defend the Koran? Reduan yelled as the crowd cheered "Allahu Akbar" or "God is great".
Muslims are angry
Reduan also called for Muslims to boycott all Dutch products over Wilders's 17-minute film 'Fitna', which was released on the Internet last Thursday, triggering widespread condemnation.
A local Muslim-owned supermarket chain on Tuesday also called for a boycott of Dutch products.
All 30 stores in the Mydin chain have tagged Dutch goods with red labels to warn customers against buying products from The Netherlands.
Ismail Wahab, a 45-year-old protester at the rally, told AFP he had started to avoid Dutch products.
"Muslims are angry. We will show our solidarity by boycotting Dutch goods," he said.
- AFP
