KUCHING, May 15 — Sarawak assemblyman Baru Bian tonight said the withdrawal of an appeal by the Malaysian government regarding the usage of the word “Allah” offers a...
KUCHING, May 15 — Sarawak assemblyman Baru Bian tonight said the withdrawal of an appeal by the Malaysian government regarding the usage of the word “Allah” offers a resolution in the interest of peace and harmony in the country.
He was responding to the notice of discontinuance filed by the federal Attorney-General’s Chambers on behalf of the home minister and the Malaysian government to withdraw the appeal against the High Court’s 2021 decision that quashed a government ban on the use of the word “Allah” in all Christian publications in Malaysia.
He said in her judgment on the Allah issue, Justice Datuk Nor Bee had said that the Home Ministry exceeded its powers with the order, and said such a prohibition was against the constitution. “However, it must be noted that there is no power given to the states to do so under the Constitution, which only allows states to control or restrict the propagation of other religions to Muslims.
The appeal by the home minister and the Malaysian government was initially scheduled for case management on May 19, but will no longer be brought up in court as the government has dropped the entire appeal.
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