KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Around 50 members of Hizbut Tahrir Malaysia demonstrated outside the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) to protest the visit of US president Barack Obama whom they accused of killing innocent Muslims.
The hardline Islamic group said Malaysia should have allowed Obama in due to the US’ alleged crimes against Islamic nations in the Middle East.
“We don’t want Obama here. He should not be here and we should have nothing to do with him or his deals,” said Hizbut Tahrir activist Razi Salleh referring to the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal that Obama is championing.
“Get out of the country, we don’t want to sign anything with you. It will be paving our way to hell.”
The group also urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to not sign the TPP and called on other Muslim leaders here as well to protest Obama’s visit.
Razi accused Obama of only coming here to “see his capitalist plans go through” and said the US president would “pay for his crimes against Muslims worldwide.”
Protesters today yelled out chants such as “Reject Obama” and “Reject the US”, before adjourning to pray in front of the Public Bank branch opposite KLCC.
They plan on continuing the protest by marching to Dang Wangi police station where two of their members are detained for sending a protest message to Putrajaya and the US Embassy.
Today’s protest is the third by the group, following previous demonstrations outside the Prime Minister’s Office and the US embassy earlier this month.
