Namun, peguam Haniff Khatri Abdulla berpendapat sebaliknya, dengan menegaskan bahawa Islam mempunyai kedudukan istimewa “dalam semangat dan struktur Perlembagaan Persekutuan”.
00:00The United Nations does not prohibit the establishment of a ministry to deal with non-Islamic religious issues, said Ambassador Bastian Pius Vandegren.
00:11He explained that the three agencies declared Islam as the religion of the United Nations, but at the same time, it also allowed other religions to practice their beliefs in a state of peace and harmony.
00:26Therefore, he argued that the existence of a portfolio of ministries for non-Islamic issues is in accordance with the law.
00:34Recently, PAS and the Association of Muslim Lawyers in Malaysia opposed the proposal of MP Chow Yiu Hui to appoint a minister for non-Islamic issues,
00:44with the reason that he underestimates the status of Islam in Malaysia and is aggressive with the spirit of the institution.
00:50Meanwhile, Lawyer Hanif Qatri Abdullah said that the concerns voiced by PAS and MMLA are based on the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Allah case in 2013
01:03which decided that Putrajaya has the responsibility to promote Islam, something that has been neglected in the previous Dawah.
01:12However, Lawyer JK Gunnison argued that there should be no obstacle to establishing the ministry given the secular nature of the institution.
01:23Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated that the ministerial committee did not agree with Chow's proposal,
01:28while emphasizing that non-Islamic religious issues are already under the jurisdiction of the Minister of State Coordination, Aaron Agodagang.
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