PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - The Crown Prince of Johor has been told to
stay out of politics if he wishes to remain above the law.
"He should keep out of politics because otherwise, he
will be subject to the same rule and we will whack him," said Datuk Seri
Nazri Aziz.
The Tourism and Culture minister was referring to a scathing
remark by Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim last week against Datuk Seri Najib Tun
Razak for not attending a tell-all public forum.
"Rulers and royal families are above the law. If you
want to be a politician then say so, so we can hit you back for what you say.
"But if you hold an important post, as a royalty in a
state and start saying things, if we hit you back, don't get angry," he
told reporters after officiating an event in Universiti Malaya, Saturday.
Nazri added that the royalty should keep out of politics
because "we are the ones protecting the royalty".
On June 5, Tunku Ismail posted on Johor Southern Tigers
Facebook page, saying:
"How can you have a dialogue called Nothing2Hide
featuring a person who has everything to hide? obviously he won't show
up".
The remarks were aimed at Najib for not showing up at the
Nothing2Hide dialogue at Putra World Trade Centre last week.
The event was called off by Inspector General of Police Tan
Sri Khalid Abu Bakar citing "security and safety reasons."
Source: The Star
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