PETALING JAYA, SEPT 5- The Malaysian government should not be adamant in its stand against the return of former Communist Party Malaya (CPM) leader Chin Peng to the country, said DAP national chairman Karpal Singh.
Karpal fully supports the call made by former special branch deputy director Yuen Yuet Leng to the government to allow Chin Peng and other former members of CPM to return to the country.
He also reiterated that the call should be seriously considered particularly in view of the 1989 accord reached between the CPM and Malaysian government.
“The time has come for the government to be pragmatic and compassionate as well as to see the plight of a senior citizen,” said Karpal
Karpal also believed that the descendants of Malaysians killed during the communist insurgency will have a re-look at the position and the time has come to forgive.
In addition, Karpal described the Japanese occupation between 1940 and 1945 as being more serious.
However, diplomatic relations between Japan and Malaysia were established after just 12 years of the surrender of the Japanese in World War II.
“The communists laid down arms 24 years ago and this itself is a good reason for the Malaysian government to allow Chin Peng and his comrades to return back to the country in the twilight years of their lives,” said Karpal
Yesterday, the former special branch deputy director Yuen Yuet Leng in an interview with FMT called for a genuine reconciliation and urged the Malaysian government to allow the CPM members back to the country.
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