The Home Minister says that those not satisfied with the Court of Appeal's decision should take it up with the Federal Court.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal decision on the use of ‘Allah’ is confined to the Christian weekly, The Herald, and not the Malay bible, said Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
“In the ruling by the court, it was on the usage of the word in the Herald but in the Malay Bible, the word Allah can still be used. The Home Ministry’s appeal is specifically targeted at the Herald,” he said, when met at Parliament today.
Last Monday, the Court of Appeal made the decision in favour of the government to bar The Herald from referring to God as ‘Allah’ in its Malay edition.
The decision to bar the weekly from using the holy name was made unanimously by judges Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Mohamed Apandi Ali and Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim.
Yesterday, Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail said the Home Ministry has the discretion to ban the use of certain words in the interest of national security.
However, the decision stemmed confusion on whether it was only confined to The Herald or for all other publications.
On why the government decided to appeal against the High Court ruling which allowed the weekly to use the word, Zahid said it was done to protect the sensitivity of people of certain faith.
“We do not ban any development and the practice of other religions but they have to know that the court’s decision should be respected.
“If they are not satisfied with the decision, bring it up to the Federal Court,” he said.
Sabah still under threat
Meanwhile, Zahid said that the death of self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu, Jamalul Kiram III did not mean Sabah was no longer under threat.
“There are seven people who think they have the right to take over the Sulu Sultanate. The police and the army will monitor the matter closely.
“This is because we fear that there were hidden hands behind Jamalul’s attack on Sabah,” said the Bagan Datoh MP.
Asked on who were the seven leaders vying for Jamalul’s throne, Zahid said, “I can’t name them individually but we have intelligence that the individuals have their own groups.”
Jamalul passed away yesterday due to multiple organ failure in a Manila hospital.
Earlier in February, he launched an unsuccessful attempt to take Sabah; when his 100 armed men were killed by Malaysian security personnel.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal decision on the use of ‘Allah’ is confined to the Christian weekly, The Herald, and not the Malay bible, said Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.“In the ruling by the court, it was on the usage of the word in the Herald but in the Malay Bible, the word Allah can still be used. The Home Ministry’s appeal is specifically targeted at the Herald,” he said, when met at Parliament today.
Last Monday, the Court of Appeal made the decision in favour of the government to bar The Herald from referring to God as ‘Allah’ in its Malay edition.
The decision to bar the weekly from using the holy name was made unanimously by judges Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Mohamed Apandi Ali and Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim.
Yesterday, Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail said the Home Ministry has the discretion to ban the use of certain words in the interest of national security.
However, the decision stemmed confusion on whether it was only confined to The Herald or for all other publications.
On why the government decided to appeal against the High Court ruling which allowed the weekly to use the word, Zahid said it was done to protect the sensitivity of people of certain faith.
“We do not ban any development and the practice of other religions but they have to know that the court’s decision should be respected.
“If they are not satisfied with the decision, bring it up to the Federal Court,” he said.
Sabah still under threat
Meanwhile, Zahid said that the death of self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu, Jamalul Kiram III did not mean Sabah was no longer under threat.
“There are seven people who think they have the right to take over the Sulu Sultanate. The police and the army will monitor the matter closely.
“This is because we fear that there were hidden hands behind Jamalul’s attack on Sabah,” said the Bagan Datoh MP.
Asked on who were the seven leaders vying for Jamalul’s throne, Zahid said, “I can’t name them individually but we have intelligence that the individuals have their own groups.”
Jamalul passed away yesterday due to multiple organ failure in a Manila hospital.
Earlier in February, he launched an unsuccessful attempt to take Sabah; when his 100 armed men were killed by Malaysian security personnel.
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