M’sian constitution doesn’t allow for theocratic Islamic state – MCCBCHST

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THE Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) welcomes the statement by the law minister on September 7 that there are no proposals to enact a law to restrict or control the development of non-Muslim religions, and neither has the matter been brought to the cabinet yet.

This clearly contradicts an earlier statement by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious  Affairs) Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary that the government was drafting four new shariah laws, “including the Control and Restriction on the Propagation of Non-Muslim Religions Bill”.
 
The deputy minister’s statement caused great anxiety among non-Muslims, and the clarification by the minister helped calm things down.

Since the deputy minister has not withdrawn his statement, MCCBCHST wishes to point out that there are many flaws in his statement, and wishes to remind that Article 11(1) of the federal constitution clarifies the right for every person “to profess and practise his religion and, subject to Clause (4), to propagate it”.


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