'Anwar sokong hukum Islam, bukan homoseksualiti'.

PKR hari ini mempertahankan ketua umumnya Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim daripada dakwaan bahawa beliau mahu menghalalkan homoseksualiti atau hubungan sejenis di negara ini.

Sebaliknya, Pengerusi Biro Pemahaman dan Pemantapan Agama, PKR Ahmad Kassim berkata Anwar sebenarnya menggesa agar undang-undang yang bertentangan dengan Islam mengenai isu itu dikaji semula.

“Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tegas menyatakan bahawa beliau, PKR dan Pakatan Rakyat tidak menganjurkan, membenarkan ataupun menghalalkan homoseksualiti (hubungan sejenis).

“Walaubagaimanapun beliau berpendirian undang-undang lapuk yang tidak berlandaskan syarak serta menzalimi rakyat Malaysia wajar disemak.

“Undang-undang lapuk dan zalim malah boleh digunakan sewenang-wenangnya oleh kekuasaan untuk menghalalkan fitnah jelik ke atas sesiapapun,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan media hari ini.

Ahmad merujuk kepada wawancara BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) dengan BBC munggu lalu sehingga menyaksikan beliau dituduh menyokong homoseksual.

BBC meminta Anwar menyatakan pendirian sama ada beliau bersedia memperjuangkan 'idea anti-diskriminasi’ ke atas kumpulan itu.

Beliau menjawap: “Kami masyarakat Islam dan bukan Islam di Malaysia secara keseluruhannya percaya dan komited untuk menyokong kesucian perkahwinan antara lelaki dan wanita.

“Tetapi kami tidak harus dilihat sebagai menyusahkan dan menganggap undang-undang lapuk sebagai relevan,” katanya dalam temu bual itu.

Berdasarkan kenyataan itu, Ahmad berkata, Anwar telah menyatakan komitmen menjunjung kesucian hubungan perkahwinan antara lelaki dan perempuan.

“Sekiranya diteliti jawapan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim itu, ternyata beliau tidak menyebut berhasrat mahu menghalalkan homoseksualiti di negara ini,” kata Ahmad yang juga adalah ahli parlimen Kuala Kedah.

Sehubungan itu, beliau juga meminta orang ramai untuk merujuk kenyataan sebenar Anwar dan tidak dipengaruhi dakyah jahat media Umno.

“Saya juga menyeru agar jangan sesiapapun bersekongkol subahat memintal fitnah ini kononnya atas nama perjuangan Islam.

"Perjuangan Islam tidak sama sekali membenarkan fitnah sedemikian,” akhirinya kenyataannya itu.

Anwar is for Islamic laws, not homosexuality...

PKR today defended de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim against accusations that he supports homosexuality, pointing out that he had actually called for a review of unIslamic laws on the issue.

"He was of the opinion that archaic laws which are not according to syariah principles and which oppress Malaysians, should be reviewed," said PKR religious bureau chief Ahmad Kassim.

Ahmad was referring to Anwar’s interview with BBC which has seen him being accused of supporting homosexuality.

The BBC had asked Anwar whether he was prepared to take ‘the idea of anti-discrimination as far as gay rights’ are concerned.

He had replied: "We will have to review some of our archaic laws.

"We Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia generally believe and are committed to support the sanctity of marriage between men and women, but we should not be seen to be punitive and consider archaic laws as relevant.”

Based on the statement, Ahmad said, Anwar had expressed commitment to heterosexual marriage and reinforced Pakatan Rakyat’s stance that it would not legalise homosexuality.

"If we study Anwar’s answer, it was clear he did not mention any wish to legalise homosexuality in the country," the Kuala Kedah MP said.

Ahmad called on the public to refer to Anwar’s statement on their own and not rely on "propaganda by Umno-owned media".

"I also urge anyone against spinning (the issue) in the name of the Islamic struggle. Islam does not allow smearing," he added.

The interview, which was picked up by local dailies Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian, has provoked negative reaction from religious leaders against Anwar.

source:malaysiakini

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