Parliament should adopt an all-party emergency motion tomorrow to condemn North Korea’s “hostage terrorism” and to call on the North Korean regime to immediately revoke the ban on Malaysians from leaving North Korea.
When I issued a statement on 17th February to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi to explain why security at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was so lax that it could become playground for foreign agents to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, 46, I had not expected to hit the bull’s eye.
The events of the subsequent fortnight showed that without the knowledge of the Malaysian authorities, Malaysia had in fact long been the “playground” of North Korean secret agents and assassins to the extent that they could carry out the dastardly assassination of Kim Jong Nam by the use of one of the world’s deadliest nerve agents VX, which is among the most dangerous chemicals ever created by man and classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.
The use of the abhorrent and deadly nerve agent by North Korean secret agents to assassinate Kim Jong Nam at KLIA shows that the North Korean regime has utter contempt for the basic norms of international conduct and relations among nations in international society.
Malaysians fully support the firmest actions taken by Putrajaya to ensure the safety and security of Malaysians in North Korea and to protest against the North Korean regime’s utter contempt of civilized international relations – including any rupture of diplomatic relations with the North Korean government.
#1 by yhsiew on Tuesday, 7 March 2017 - 5:30 pm
North Korea listens to no one except China. Malaysia should seek China’s assistance to settle the row with North Korea amicably.
#2 by good coolie on Tuesday, 7 March 2017 - 7:50 pm
The thing to do is to allow embassy staff from both sides to return to their home countries. Friendly countries can make arrangements for this. China, for example, is on kissing terms with North Korea, and could be of great help.
Ezra Pound saw the First World War as fought for
“For an old bitch gone in the teeth,
For two gross of broken statues, …
For a few thousand battered books”.
So, Let The Corpse Go, to be vaporized by Ack-Ack guns. It is better that one corpse be killed than a multitude to die in vain in the service of pride.
#3 by bruno on Tuesday, 7 March 2017 - 10:04 pm
One should not play political poker with crazies like the North Korean desport,or horndog Donald Trump.Crazies can make the world go upside down.
#4 by bruno on Tuesday, 7 March 2017 - 10:06 pm
To be honest,horndog Donald Trump has potential to be more dangerous than the NK desport,who can mostly shoot blanks.
#5 by good coolie on Tuesday, 7 March 2017 - 11:20 pm
By the way, it appears we were cozy-cozy with the North Koreans in the spirit of non-alignment, were we not?
Give back to the Great Leader, or whatever, the body of his beloved brother. Sooner the better!
Our people over there have to be saved by means foul or fair. Get the help of the Russians and Chinese (they helped to create this monster).
#6 by Bigjoe on Wednesday, 8 March 2017 - 6:43 am
No politics? Yeah right.. The NSC was set up supposedly for this situation. They never thought one of their first test would be North Korea. If Najib fails to resolve it with North Korea, when he tries to use the NSC as a pretext for his political reasons, he will get a backlash of incompetence.
Najib has been talking trash about the opposition. Now let’s see if all the trash talk is not all trash.
#7 by yhsiew on Wednesday, 8 March 2017 - 12:06 pm
It is anticipated that Pyongyang is going to use the detained Malaysians in North Korea as a bargaining chip to free the three North Koreans hiding in the North Korea Embassy. The IGP’s plan of waiting for the three North Koreans to emerge from the Embassy, regardless of time, will not work.
#8 by good coolie on Wednesday, 8 March 2017 - 9:51 pm
“When you dine with the devil, use a long spoon”!