The ACCIN Lies
Preliminary Meetings
In 2001, the Human Rights Sub-Committee (HRC) of the Bar Council initiated the formation of a pro-tem committee to look into whether there was a need for the formation of a statutory body to be called the Inter-Religious Council.
The ‘preliminary meetings’ referred to by Dr. Mazeni would be the meetings of the pro-tem committee.
I cannot speak of what happened at the first pro-tem meeting as I was not there.
By the date of the second meeting on 11th August, 2001, 7 organisations had got on board. These were the Bar Council, Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM), HAKAM, Sisters in Islam (SIS), Interfaith Spiritual Fellowship (INSAF), MCCBCHS and International Movement for a Just World (JUST).
During this meeting, the chairman, Cecil Rajendra, stated his view that the envisaged Inter-Religious Council would have powers to enforce its decisions effectively. Please note that this stated view of one person was to later become the launch pad for some of the most vicious lies that were spread.
At that second meeting, it was also decided that:
i) representatives of the various participating organisations would present reports of problems of a religious nature for consideration at a later workshop, to ascertain if there was indeed a need for such an Inter-Religious Council;
ii) a working committee be appointed to prepare a working paper for the proposed workshop.
The working committee met on 23 August 2001 and formulated a draft programme for the proposed workshop. The committee comprised seven representatives: three from the Bar, three from ABIM and one from SIS. I was one of the Bar representatives.
By the pro-tem committee’s third meeting on 13th October, 2001, another four NGOs had joined up. These were Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Jemaah Islam Malaysia ( JIM ), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) and Research & Information Centre of Islam ( RICOI ).
At the fourth meeting on 1st December, 2001, three more organizations joined the committee: Brahma Kumaris Rajayoga Malaysia, Forum Iqra and World Association of Muslim Youth (WAMY). The committee now numbered a total of 14 organisations, 7 non-Muslim and 7 Muslim.
Both MCCBCHS and I submitted reports on problems of a religious nature for the pro-tem committee’s consideration and for possible reference at the proposed workshop. The MCCBCHS report subsequently became the principle platform for the lies ACCIN perpetrated. My report has never surfaced in ACCIN and its cohorts’ public criticism of the IFC effort. I will return to both these reports later.
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