KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has chided claims made by a foreign speaker who declared Malaysia as unsafe for travel.
Razarudin, when contacted, described the statement as one-sided and failed to take into account the relevant aspects of safety and security measures that are in place in the country.
"Biased comment without considering the existing measures of safety and security that have already been implemented (here in the country)," he said in his short reply.
Razarudin was asked to comment on a post on X by a US academician Bruce Gilley, who said he had left Malaysia due to safety concerns and described Malaysia as unsafe for travel.
"I have safely departed from Malaysia, one step ahead of the Islamo-fascist mob whipped up by the government there. This is not a safe country to travel to now," he said in his post.
Gilley, who is a political science professor, purportedly made a remark during his recent talk at Universiti Malaya (UM), accusing Malaysia of advocating for a second Holocaust against the Jewish population.
The university received much criticism over the matter and had since issued an apology and expressed regret over the incident and announced immediate measures to address the situation.
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has then directed UM to submit a report on the recent incident, adding that the ministry was aware of the incident and takes seriously the matter which did not respect local sensitivities and sentiments.
