The Sun, Tuesday, December 4, 2007
I was merely voicing public concerns: Syed Hood

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4, 2007): Syed Hood Syed Edros (BN- Parit Sulong) has defended his Oct 29 debate in the Dewan Rakyat (Parliament) in which he questioned the display of images of Jesus, Mary and crosses in mission schools.

"I was merely voicing the concerns of the public at large. I only wanted the Education Ministry to provide a clear explanation on this," he told reporters in Parliament lobby today.

Syed Hood stressed that he does not have any problems with mission schools and backed this up by saying that his eldest daughter used to study in the Batu Pahat Convent Primary School.

He said he was not worried about the possibility of facing sedition charges over his remarks." Malaysia is a free country. If anyone is upset they can lodge a police report," he said.

On Monday (Dec 3), deputy whip and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said he had not received any complaints from Barisan Nasional members about Syed Hood's speech. He said the public can lodge a report with the police.

Full story, visit http://www.assuntaalumni.com/media/071204-3.html

More explanations given by Syed Hood, read…
‘Destroy Statues and Crosses’ MP: My Intentions Misunderstood
http://www.darnmalaysia.com/2007/12/05/destroy-statues-and-crosses-mp-my-intentions-misunderstood/

• Petition: Respect the Ethos and Character of Mission Schools
  with more than 2,400 signatories to-date
  http://www.petitiononline.com/assunta/petition.html
  
  
• Demolish Statues, Destroy Crosses in Mission Schs, said UMNO MP Parit Sulong
  http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/561471
  
  
• How many mission schools in the country have the cross removed from school emblem?
  http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/12/04/how-many-mission-schools-in-the-country-have-the-cross-removed-from-school-emblem/
  
  
• Morons of Parliament: Demolish Christian Statues, Destroy the Crosses
  http://www.darnmalaysia.com/2007/11/23/morons-of-parliament-demolish-christian-statues-destroy-the-crosses/
  
  
• Hell Hath No Fury like a Woman Scorned!
  http://zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com/2007/12/hell-hath-no-fury-like-woman-scorned.html
  
  
• Demand for removal of Christian cross and demolition of Christian statues
  http://www.malaysia-today.net/nuc2006/letter.php?itemid=795

At a press conference, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz urged those offended by the remarks to lodge a police report against the parliamentarians involved. "Anyone offended by their remarks can lodge a police report. They have a right to report them," he said. Saying that no action will be taken against the duo until a complaint is made, Nazri said: "The MPs are not above the law. A seditious statement made in Parliament will be published and once published, the public has the right to complain." He also assured that the Sedition Act applies to everyone and that the government will not condone any seditious statement by parliamentarians.
Full story by Malaysiakini, visit http://www.assuntaalumni.com/media/071203-2.html

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