After intense public outrage over the recent ‘cross’ protest at Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has given his word that the police will investigate the group that carried out the protest.
“Police will carry out an investigation on the group who held a protest in Taman Medan. If they are found to have violated the country’s law, action will be taken under the Sedition Act or other existing laws,” Najib had said in a statement as reported by the New Straits Times.
According to the daily, Najib revealed that the protest — in which about 50 residents opposed the installation of a cross on a shop lot church, claiming that it would challenge the faith of the people in a Muslim majority area — had been discussed by the cabinet.
“People should abide by the law and respect the religious beliefs of others as stated in the Federal Constitution. There should be tolerance and respect among the multiracial and religions in the country,” he reportedly said.
In Shah Alam, Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali had denounced the protest, calling it “disrespectful” to Christians.
“The cross is a sacred symbol for the Christian community. To force them to remove the symbol is certainly unacceptable and disrespectful to the Christian community,” Azmin said.
