YOURSAY | Wrong to ‘manipulate’ children in conversion row

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Loh custody case: overzealous religious officials caused the problem

From P Ramasamy

It was overzealousness on the part of the religious authorities in Perlis to push ahead with (the conversion of Loh Siew Hong’s children to Islam) that is the source of the problem.

If only the religious authorities had exercised caution, investigated the family situation and ascertained her whereabouts, the matter could have been resolved.

It was not that the religious authorities in Perlis were not aware of the law on conversions of minors. They knew but decided to go ahead with the conversions thinking that the mother might not show up.

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