For the record, Kisona, 23, from Seremban is a senior BAM player who won the women’s singles in the 2019 SEA Games. This incident and many more similar ones before it warrant the establishment of a hate speech commission or committee that would be able to evaluate and quickly decide on a form of retribution against the offender. National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique has stressed in the Dewan Rakyat that our existing laws are adequate to tackle issues linked to religion and race. “Those who deliberately disrupt unity and harmony can be investigated and charged under the existing Acts,” she said. If the existing laws are adequate, we call on the Unity Minister to use them to take action against this deliberate attempt to disrupt harmony.

Source: The Star October 07, 2021 00:55 UTC