The Prime Minister said the former communist leader who died in Bangkok on Monday would be remembered as a terrorist who was involved in cruelty towards the people and attacks on the security forces.
As such, he stressed that the government would not be involved in the funeral of the former secretary-general of the Malayan Communist Party (PKM) whether here or in Thailand.
“We will not allow him to be buried in Malaysia because of the black history he had created. Furthermore, Chin Peng is not a citizen of Malaysia.
“The Malaysian government believe the funeral will be done in Thailand,” said Najib who was here in conjunction with the 50th Malaysia Day celebration.
Najib drew attention to the atrocities of the communists under Chin Peng espcially during the emergency period which resulted in thousands of lives lost especially members of the security forces and thousands of others who were injured or disabled.
“The people also suffered from the destruction to property when PKM launched the war against the government and sabotaged the economy of the nation,” he said.
The communit leader who lived in Thailand had applied to return to Malaysia, but his application was rejected.
– BERNAMA