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Muslims who spoil votes will allow non-Muslims to determine country’s fate, warns PAS chief

KUALA LUMPUR — Mr Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of Malaysia's opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), has again condemned the #UndiRosak campaign, this time warning Muslims who supported the spoilt vote campaign that they would be surrendering the fate of the country to non-Muslims.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has warned Muslims who supported the spoilt vote campaign that they would be surrendering the fate of the country to non-Muslims. Photo: The Malaysian Insight

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has warned Muslims who supported the spoilt vote campaign that they would be surrendering the fate of the country to non-Muslims. Photo: The Malaysian Insight

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KUALA LUMPUR — Mr Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of Malaysia's opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), has again condemned the #UndiRosak campaign, this time warning Muslims who supported the spoilt vote campaign that they would be surrendering the fate of the country to non-Muslims.

He said Muslims would be committing a sin if they chose not to vote or to spoil their votes as they would be giving up the "power to determine politics to those who are not Muslims".

"This is a great sin. This is what the enemies of Islam within Malaysia and outside the country want.

"So, those who promote this campaign, whether out of stupidity or ignorance, or because of their willingness to be uses as tools by the enemies of Islam, they are enemies of the country," Mr Hadi said in a statement today.

Earlier this week, the Islamist party leader had criticised the spoilt vote campaign as going against the teachings of Islam.

"This is an irresponsible campaign against the country and religion because Islam places politics as part of religion," he had told Malay daily Utusan Malaysia.

Today, he said Muslims who boycotted elections or spoilt their votes were abdicating their responsibility as believers "to uphold Islam in the governing of the country".

"Spoiling your vote or boycotting the polls will lead to consequences and, in a national election, it can bring destruction to the country and to Muslim believers," he said.

The #UndiRosak campaign on social media has sparked sharp debate and drawn criticism from leaders on both sides of the political divide.

Those behind the campaign are calling on unhappy voters to stay out of the polls or to cast spoilt votes in protest against the apparent lack of choice or poor quality of candidates in the next general election. THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT

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