PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari has refused to apologise over a now-deleted social media post featuring a cartoon which appeared to belittle Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s role in mediating the Thailand-Cambodia conflict.
Fadhli, who is also the Pasir Mas MP, said he would leave the matter to the police following reports lodged against him by several parties.
“I leave it to the police, as reports have already been made. I do not intend to apologise,” he briefly told FMT.
The cartoon in question depicted a monkey acting as a judge between a goat and a sheep fighting over bananas, with the caption: “The goat and sheep shouldn’t need a monkey to mediate their banana dispute.”
Earlier today, Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan and PKR Youth chief Kamil Munim said Fadhli should apologise to the people of Cambodia and Thailand over the posting.
“If you can’t contribute positively, at the very least, don’t be a disruptive and negative voice,” Syahredzan said in a Facebook post.
Kamil, meanwhile, said Fadhli’s behaviour undermined national dignity, adding that Malaysia would not condone such “reckless and foolish actions that show no respect for other nations”.
Several Pakatan Harapan MPs have since lodged police reports at the Dang Wangi police headquarters over the matter.
A ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand took effect at midnight on Monday, ending five days of intense border fighting that left at least 38 people dead and displaced more than 300,000.
The agreement was reached after Malaysia, as Asean chair, along with the US and China, brought both sides to the table for peace talks in Putrajaya on Monday.
