PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has challenged a government backbencher to lodge a police report against him for sedition over his remarks that a change of Federal Government is possible.
“According to parliamentary democracy, the government can still be changed, be it through a no-confidence vote, getting statutory declarations from MPs or dissolving Parliament and hold a general election.
“It can be done. That is not wrong,” he said.
Abdul Hadi was responding to a question by RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) whether it was haram (forbidden) for Perikatan Nasional to attempt to topple the unity government.
“If my statement is seditious, lodge another police report against me,” he told Rayer.
Abdul Hadi (PN-Marang) said he was ready to be jailed.
“In Islam, there are two courts – the ones here on earth and the one in the afterlife.
“As for myself, where multiple police reports have been lodged against me, I have been given professional treatment by the police.
“I have been called to Bukit Aman. Police officers from Sentul also coming to my office.
“I am willing to be penalised,” he said.
Abdul Hadi is currently being investigated by the police for his speech during the Ceramah Perdana Perikatan Nasional in Bakri, Muar, on Aug 26, in which he had allegedly questioned the authority of the Pardons Board.
He also claimed it was haram (sinful) for the Federal Government not to honour the terms of the agreement on oil royalty for petroleum resources extracted from Kelantan and Terengganu.
“There was an agreement with PETRONAS and the state governments during Tun Abdul Razak’s tenure,” he said, referring to the Petroleum Development Act (PDA 1974) since in the 1970’s. Tun Abdul Razak Hussein was the second prime minister.
He said while most of the leaders who were involved in that agreement have passed away, former finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah is still around.
