Danger in too much freedom

PUTRAJAYA: TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad has voiced his doubts on the need for freedom of assembly in the country.

"I believe it is not going to work.

"The opposition has already made up its mind in winning the next general election.

"They are very frustrated because since independence, there has only been one party elected to govern this country for over 55 years."

The former prime minister said the opposition would do anything to win. One of them was by accusing the government of not conforming to liberal ideas regarding democracy. They also claimed that the people were not given full freedom.

"The government's response, of course, is to try and accommodate them. But we must examine the situation carefully."

Blaming the idea of freedom of assembly on Western countries, Dr Mahathir said Malaysia was fortunate that throughout the years, the country had been relatively stable and thus, able to grow much faster than other developing countries.

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