02-21-2022, 03:16 PM
Ensure state laws in line with Federal Court ruling, AG urged
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PETALING JAYA: Attorney-General (AG) Idrus Harun needs to ensure that state laws uphold the Federal Court’s ruling against unilateral conversions, says Klang MP Charles Santiago.
Santiago said this was needed to prevent more cases of unilateral conversions by “husbands who do it out of spite”, citing the recent case involving single mother Loh Siew Hong and her three children.
“We need the AG, who has kept silent, to look into ensuring state laws are in compliance with the Federal Court order,” the DAP MP said in a statement today.
Santiago said this was needed to prevent more cases of unilateral conversions by “husbands who do it out of spite”, citing the recent case involving single mother Loh Siew Hong and her three children.
“We need the AG, who has kept silent, to look into ensuring state laws are in compliance with the Federal Court order,” the DAP MP said in a statement today.
He said the Perlis religious authorities were defending unilateral conversions because it was allowed in the state’s enactment, but many were pointing out that this was unconstitutional.
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