PAS Youth chief to take legal action against Bersatu man over ‘insulting’ post

PETALING JAYA: PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden has instructed his lawyers to proceed with legal action against a Bersatu leader for allegedly insulting his family and his father.

“We will issue a letter of demand in the near future,” Afnan said in a Facebook post tonight.

Afnan said Melaka Bersatu information chief Hishamuddin Abdul Karim had removed his alleged offensive post and apologised for his actions after taking heed of the advice and views of the Bersatu leadership.

“But I am not sure who he was apologising to as he did not specify,” he said.

He said Hishamuddin’s social media post had insulted and disparage his father and affected both his father and his own family.

“Such an extreme and insulting statement has impacted my family psychologically,” he said.

Yesterday, responding to a speech by Afnan in Kedah, Hishamuddin said that if Afnan’s father, Taib Azamudden, had taken precaution, he would not have an ill-mannered and disrespectful child.

He also uploaded a picture of a box of condoms.

Following the comments, Afnan, who is the Alor Setar MP, said he was mulling legal action against Hishamuddin

Earlier this evening, Hishamuddin apologised to Afnan and his family over comments that critics slammed as rude.

“I apologise for the phrase and the tone of the message which may have led to my comments being misunderstood, caused unease, or offended any party,” he told FMT.

He said the apology stemmed from a sense of responsibility to uphold “civility, ethics, and professionalism in political discourse”.

He also said that while differing views and criticisms are the norm in a democracy, one should not go overboard with criticism and must be tactful.