Zamri, Firdaus, and cops define Madani's religious agenda
COMMENT | The inaction of the Madani state in not prosecuting two bigoted preachers and sanctioning (by silence) the actions of the police in Kelantan is evidence that the religious agenda of the state is not defined in Putrajaya.
It is instead determined by state actors independent of the three branches of government, which may be a policy agenda of Madani.
The action of the police in Kelantan is particularly egregious because the top brass continues with the disingenuous narrative that they were disrupting a 'gay sex party', even though the Health Ministry has in writing confirmed that this is an event they were involved.
The Kelantan police continue to say otherwise in defiance of what a federal agency has stated, because they understand their actions, which are based on religious dogma, would not be contradicted by the federal agency tasked with ensuring the healthcare of the citizens of this country.
Meanwhile, Bukit Aman remains silent when all this does is...
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