Deputy President of Barisan Nasional and UMNO Najib Razak verbally attacked PAS after Husam Musa declared that PAS would continue to fight for the implementation of hudud in this country:
“In the last election, PAS used the slogan welfare state. They did not bring up the issue of hudud but before that they did. Now it seems like the party leaders want to implement hudud,”
“This is a matter of credibility. Hudud is used as a political slogan only but nothing is implemented by them,” said Najib. [Najib: Pas using hudud as a political slogan. Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani. The Malaysian Insider. December 22 2008]
Okay. Regardless, all the more reason to make sure PAS is always the junior partner of any coalition. But with UMNO supporting hudud, keeping advocates of hudud as a junior partner might be tough.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 – Kelantan Umno will lobby the federal government to allow the Islamist party Pas to introduce hudud law, which prescribes stoning, whipping and amputation as punishment for criminal offences, in what will certainly spark intense debate and rouse opposition from non-Muslims.
The Malaysian Insider understands the Kelantan state Umno leadership is planning to declare their support, which comes on the heels of Pas vice president Datuk Husam Musa’s admission on Saturday that his party would introduce hudud if it wins federal power. [Kelantan Umno backs hudud. Leslie Lau. The Malaysian Insider. December 22 2008]
Oh, the shock. But could this be a slogan too?
