KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Justifying the oppression perpetrated by a particular leadership based on religious sentiments is a dangerous generalisation that places identity above the principles of justice and integrity.
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Wanita chief Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek said Islamic teachings had never granted any ruler moral immunity.
Instead, she said the Islamic principle of al-adl (justice) required that everyone be treated justly, regardless of their religious or racial background or position.
“Corruption and abuse of power remain forms of oppression that must be opposed.
“Regrettably, religious sentiments continue to be exploited in politics to the extent of undermining trust among people of different faiths,” she said in a Facebook post.
Fadhlina was commenting on a statement by PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang during the Melaka State Election campaign, in which he was reported to have claimed that an Islamic ruler, however wicked, would never be as oppressive as a non-Muslim ruler.
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