No to Chin Peng

The government is firm on its decision not to allow the former Malayan Communist Party (MCP)leader, Chin Peng to return to this country.

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said this was in accordance with the Federal Court''s ruling on April 30 to uphold the High Court''s decision.

"The High Court was correct to compel the 85-year-old Chin Peng to furnish his birth certificate and citizenship to prove that he was a Malaysian citizen before allowing him to proceed with his application for a declaration that he could reside here," he said in a statement.

Based on the court''s decision, Chin Peng''s failure to produce his birth certificate or citizenship had denied him his right to stay in Malaysia.

Chin Peng''s return could also create dissatisfaction among the public especially those who had suffered the atrocities committed by the communist terrorists.

Lebai also believe that the CPM was merely 'temporarily suspending' its armed struggle but through infiltration and subversion with the help of communist surrogates, would create a 'new revolutionary situation' which would be expedited and aggravated by any future economic recession in the country.

The CPM has only given up militant struggle. It has not declared that it had abandoned its political aim of taking over power in Malaysia. The activities can be revived under the guise of human rights and democracy. No Communist Party in the world would simply vanish into thin air.

It is a brilliant example of the classic communist tactic of taking one step backward to go two steps forward. The communists should never be under-estimated. They will never give up easily.

History is likely to repeat itself unless timely and positive actions are taken to prevent any recurrence. To be fore-warned is to be fore-armed. The people of our country are facing the danger of allowing themselves to be lulled into an unrealistic sense of complacency which the communists and their surrogates are making every effort to foster and disseminate.

It is, therefore, imperative that we should heighten our vigilance to detect and smash all communist plots in order to safeguard the welfare and well-being of our people and to ensure security, peace and stability in our country on the basis of social justice and the democratic principles. We cannot afford to be complacent.

Young intellectual Malaysians should not allow themselves to be subverted by the "human rights" movement against their own country. As citizens it is our duty to fight against the misuse of all laws. God has created all countries differently. We cannot copy or imitate the system of another country.

Today, whilst facing the economic problem, Malaysians should be reminded of how much luckier and prosperous their lives are compared with those of their parents and grandparents during the emergency years. They should be reminded of the sacrifices made by those who lived and fought through the emergency to ensure that we would have a free, democratic and independent Malaya, instead of a communist Malaya.


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