Liew says while Mengkibol rep has apologised thrice, damage has already been done.
"While Chew had retracted his remarks and apologised three times, I acknowledge the severity of his statement.
"The damage is done and therefore I reprimand Chew for his insensitivity. The party takes the incident seriously," Johor DAP chief Liew Chin Tong said in a statement today.of the congregation at two mosques as a terrorist attack.Yesterday, Chew said the massacre in New Zealand which had left 49 people dead, should serve as a lesson for Malaysians on the need to curb extremism.Chew later retracted his statement, stating that it had been misunderstood.
"My initial intention was to remind people about the need to curb extremism. I apologise as it had courted misunderstanding instead of the real meaning that I wanted to convey. "I sincerely apologise for hurting the people's feelings, particularly the Muslim community," he said.For almost 20 years, Malaysiakini has stayed true to the cause of providing the Malaysian public with the truth. We believe that with unadulterated information, the people will obtain power to make informed decisions.Keep the truth alive. Support your robust, independent media. You have the unrestrained power to do so.
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