Dato Chua Tee Yong press statement slam Kulim DO decision to halt liquor licences- Termination of alcohol licenses in Kulim a sign of PAS hudud affecting non-Muslims

Once again, the issue of PAS hudud law affecting non-Muslims is brought to the fore with the report byThe Star today that the Kulim District Office has plans to turn Kulim into a an alcohol-free area by July this year. This is further proof that hudud law will indeed affect the daily lives of non-Muslims and the economic, social, political and academic field of our country.

 Both DAP and PKR have their hands tied

 The silence by the PAS state administration over the Kulim District Office’s decision to terminate alcohol licenses is an unspoken approval by them as it is obviously in line with their hardline policies. It also shows that the other Pakatan Rakyat parties are unable to do anything except issue statements showing their disapproval.

 If both DAP and PKR claim to be unaware of this, then it just means that PAS is taking things into their own hands and have no respect for their partners as they do not even plan to inform their partners of the decision by the Kulim District Office to terminate alcohol licenses.

 History repeats itself

 Looking back, even Selangor had the same trouble when the Subang Jaya Municipal Council had imposed a ban preventing Muslims from serving alcohol. Even though Selangor is under PKR’s administration, Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was powerless to do anything and continuously changed his stand on the issue. I believe that the issue is still yet to be properly resolved. 

 Thus, how is it that DAP and PAS can so brazenly claim that PAS hudud law will not affect non-Muslims when perfectly good examples of it can be seen throughout the three years of administration in Kedah, Kelantan and even Selangor?