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Photo: Muhdalina Ahmad, 28, young mother of two young babies, who was shot while protesting with a sword near the office of the Prime Minister
Malaysia Opinion
The advice for the Malaysian government to ensure that the conditions become ripe for the Malaysian Spring, is do not release the young heroine Muhdalina Ahmed, and ensure she becomes another martyr.
Already those with hearts and brains to think for themselves have much sympathy for the two protesters who brandished swords outside the Prime Ministers office in order to bring attention the malaise in Malaysia. They have been successful. The friends of the two, who were mercilessly gunned down by police, evidently in panic without any proper command and control nor even a loudspeaker, are also standing firm with them.
These friends are not revolutionaries, anarchists, or extremists. They are normal Malay Muslims, and include many women in the older generation, judging by comments received at Mathaba and by various online blogs.
Khalil Afandi Hamid, not unlike famous blogger Raja Petra “RPK” is someone unafraid to think and to speak out. Like millions of Malaysians, he is acutely aware of the injustice within society and its distance from the teachings and example of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (Peace be upon him). It takes a religious scholar to attempt to show the opposite, but everyone else sees clearly.
It is only a matter of time before these horrors reach Malaysia, if the warnings of Khalil Afandi Hamid are not heeded. He simply brandished a couple of swords in order to talk truth to power, perhaps to warn of these dangers among other things mentioned on his blog, demolished a couple of car windscreens to draw attention before being shot for the crime of damaging private property.
A phone rings immediately after, and one of the observers reports calmly and coldly, yes, he is shot. This and other facts, such as who shouted loudly “Shoot… shoot… retreat… retreat…” as well as a disclosure of the video footage will show if our above scenario is correct, including that no hostage was taken, and there was no imminent threat to anyone’s life at the time of shooting while they were busy damaging empty cars. |