Muslim NGOs renew call for anti-apostasy law
- 9 years ago
Twenty-two Muslim NGOs, along with PAS Youth, today revived the call for an anti-apostasy law to address the issue of proselytisation to Muslims.
The NGOs made the call at a closed-door roundtable meeting to discuss the controversial raid of Damansara Utama Methodist Church by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) on April 4.
"We unanimously resolve to safeguard the Islamic faith in this country from any form of transgression in accordance to Islam's position as the religion of the federation and existing laws, as well as call for an anti-apostasy law," they said.
This was among nine resolutoins to deal with the issue of apostasy, which they said is causing "distress" among Muslims.
Commenting on this after the meeting, PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan said that the party has always advocated the apostasy law and has attempted to raise it in Parliament since 1988.
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The NGOs made the call at a closed-door roundtable meeting to discuss the controversial raid of Damansara Utama Methodist Church by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) on April 4.
"We unanimously resolve to safeguard the Islamic faith in this country from any form of transgression in accordance to Islam's position as the religion of the federation and existing laws, as well as call for an anti-apostasy law," they said.
This was among nine resolutoins to deal with the issue of apostasy, which they said is causing "distress" among Muslims.
Commenting on this after the meeting, PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan said that the party has always advocated the apostasy law and has attempted to raise it in Parliament since 1988.
Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/172938
Camera/Editing: Tan Jiun Wuu