BOPIM to go to court if child conversion Bill is passed -- Jambun

KOTA KINABALU: The Borneo Plight in Malaysia Foundation (BOPIM) has decided to take the same stance as Gerakan that if the proposed amendment to Section 107(b) of the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) is passed, it will go to court to sue the Federal Government.

The amendments, hinging on the use of the word ‘parent’ instead of ‘parents’, makes it legal for a father or a mother, or guardian, who converts to Islam, to convert to Islam his or her children below the age of 18.
 
The President of the UK-based foundation, Daniel John Jambun, said in statement here that this decision is based purely on the pursuit and preservation of justice for non-Muslims in Malaysia which is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution.

Jambun said that this Bill is in direct contravention of the Constitution, and for Sabahans, it is another violation of a promise made before Malaysia Day in the 20 Points which states in Point No. 1 that "... there should be no State religion in North Borneo, and the provisions relating to Islam in the present Constitution of Malaya should not apply to North Borneo."

"And what is distasteful is the statement by the Deputy Prime Minister that this amendment is to be made in line with current guidelines. This is just an excuse and if there are such guidelines then they are illegal too," Jambun said. "The other nonsensical defence is by Perak Mufti Harussani Zakaria who said that the Bill was only formalizing a standard practice which was agreed upon 'since Merdeka Day'. This is actually an admittance by the Mufti that there has been such an illegal and unconstitutional practice since 1957."

Jambun accuses the Mufti of twisting facts when he said that non-Muslims complaining about the Bill "only want to incite hatred towards Muslims."

"On the other hand I would say that, this Bill is purposely made in bad faith, to deny more human rights of non-Muslims in Malaysia, and in doing so, it incites great disappointment and frustration among non-Muslims," Jambun said. "And when we try to protect our rights we are accused of inciting hatred. This is pure hypocrisy expressed in reverse psychology! But we are not stupid!

"I salute Dompok for his strong stance in objecting to Bill saying that it runs counter to the Government's transformation plans, especially the 1Malaysia concept of acceptance, inclusiveness and moderation. And I hand over BOPIM's applauses to  the Roman Catholic Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing for describing the Bill  as a 'flagrant violation of the equality of persons’ provisions of the federal constitution'."

The latest to voice opposition to the Bill came yesterday from Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Paul Low who demanded that the provision under Clause 107B be struck off because "it is fundamentally unjust as it denies the rights of one parent on the welfare of his or her children, and the children are also denied the protection of their right to receive guidance from both parents as to their well-being.”  

"I also agree that there may be a hidden diabolical intent in the whole move," Jambun said. "Let's be aware that under the Guardianship of Infants Act which applies to non-Muslims, both parents are equal guardians of their children and have equal parental rights. However, under Syariah laws in Malaysia, fathers are the guardians of minor children – not the mothers.

"This proposed law then is one which will rob children of their human right to choose their religion when they reach 18 years of age," Jambun added. "And it seems that this is intended as another diabolic agenda to suppress non-Muslims."

Jambun was also highly critical of the other Christian KDM leaders in the Federal Cabinet who are keeping mum on the issue.

"These leaders were voted into office by their constituents to protect their rights and to speak on their behalf. But why are they playing dumb?" Jambun demanded. "Why is Dompok the only KDM BN leader speaking for the non-Muslim KDMs? Have the other KDM leaders decided to go into another dumb and dumber act, fearing for the security of their favours in BN?

"This has been the attitude and cowardly character of most leaders from Sabah since 1963, and this is the real reason we are in this situation where we continue to be bullied by Peninsular leaders who take us for granted. They still believe we are too scared to speak up for our rights," Jambun said. "And these leaders are proving that this assumption is right."

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  1. Seramai 17 anggota Penguatkuasa Pejabat Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan (PPDNK) Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan akan mempertingkatkan pemeriksaan dan membuat pemantauan bagi menangani kenaikan harga barang pada musim perayaan Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

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    1. Harga barangan sempena perayaan harus dipantau. Ada juga pihak akan mengambil kesempatan.

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    2. Pihak yang ambil kesempatan untuk keuntungan yang tidak berpatutan harus dikenakan tindakan.

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  2. Ahli Dewan Negara, Senator Datuk Yunus Kurus berkata pemantauan dan pemeriksaan itu akan dilakukan ke atas semua peringkat perniagaan iaitu pembekal, pengedar, pengimport, pemborong dan peruncit sepanjang musim perayaan Hari Raya Aidilfitri termasuk bulan Ramadan yang akan tiba tidak lama lagi.

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    1. Pihak berkuasa harus memantau and memastikan golongan ini tidak menaikan harga barangan tanpa kawalan.

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  3. “Pemeriksaan dan pemantauan itu meliputi kawasan bandar dan luar bandar yang dijalankan di lokasi- lokasi yang menjadi tumpuan orang ramai berbelanja seperti pasar basah, pasar tani, bazaar Ramadan, kedai runcit dan pasar raya,” katanya ketika berucap pada Majlis Pelancaran Ops Harga 2013 di pasar besar, dekat sini, pada Sabtu.

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    2. Saman harus dikenakan jika benar ada peniaga yang mengambil kesempatan.

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  4. Hadir sama, Pengarah PPDNKK Labuan, Sukarman Abd. Hamid dan Ketua Penguatkuasa PPDNKK Labuan, Aslani Dabi.

    Yunus berkata, pelaksanaan Ops Harga 2013 ini akan dipergiatkan lagi bagi menghadapi Skim Kawalan Harga Musim Perayaan Hari Raya Aidilfitri pada bulan Ogos.

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  5. “Dalam tempoh pelaksanaan skim tersebut, peniaga adalah diwajibkan menjual barangan harga keperluan asas perayaan tidak melebihi harga maksimum yang ditentukan oleh kerajaan, malah kerajaan menggalakkan peniaga supaya menjual barangan tersebut lebih rendah daripada harga maksimum,” katanya.

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    2. Pihak berkuasa harus memantau dan mengenakan tindakan. Cuma cara ini yagn boleh mengurangkan masalah tersebut.

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  6. Yunus berkata, mengikut Akta Kawalan Harga dan Antipencatutan 2011 peniaga diwajibkan untuk meletakkan tanda harga kawalan bagi setiap barangan yang dipamerkan untuk dijual.

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  7. Individu yang gagal meletakkan tanda harga kawalan katanya, boleh didenda sehingga RM50,000 atau dipenjarakan tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya sekali, manakala bagi syarikat yang melakukan kesalahan tersebut boleh didenda sehingga RM100,000.

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    1. Undang-undang harus memainkan peranan untuk memastikan peniaga ini mematuhi syarat.

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  8. Sementara itu Yunus berkata, pada tahun 2011 sehingga 2013, PPDNKK Labuan telah mencatatkan 20 kes tangkapan dengan nilai rampasan RM2,492.89 sen atas pelbagai kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh peniaga.

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  9. Kerajaan sedang mempertimbangkan aspek keselamatan dan ketenteraan bagi pembinaan Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu yang baharu berikutan insiden pencerobohan di daerah itu, Mac lalu, kata Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan Datuk Aziz Kaprawi.

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  10. Minister of Special Tasks, Datuk Teo Chee Kang, hopes the National Education Blueprint will ensure that vernacular schools will continue to flourish under the premise of the 1Malaysia concept.

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  11. Speaking after receiving a courtesy call by Sabah Independent Secondary Schools Association (Sabah Dong Zong), led by its Chairman Tan Sri Andrew Liew here on Tuesday, he said he discussed several issues with them including the National Education Blueprint policies.

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  12. Liew had also voiced out many issues and challenges of the Chinese education to Teo.

    "Many in Chinese education opined that (the education blueprint) will threaten the long-term survival of Chinese vernacular schools, especially the provision that teachers must undergo training courses set by the government in order to obtain their permits to teach in nurseries and kindergartens.

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  13. "The medium of instruction in the training centres is Malay, and this definitely will impact Chinese education," said Teo.

    Teo also pledged that he would personally convey the grievances and views of the Sabah Dong Zong to the Education Ministry via proper channels.

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  14. In the meantime, he suggested that Sabah Dong Zong also meet up with Deputy Education Minister 1, Datuk Mary Yap so that the issues could be brought up to the Education Ministry.

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  15. Sabah Dong Zong had also requested the State Government to increase its annual allocation to Chinese independent schools from RM230,000 to RM350,000 for each school this year.

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  16. It was reported that the annual allocation has not increased for the past 10 years.

    Meanwhile, Sabah Dong Zong deputy chairman Datuk Jimmy Yong Kyok Ming also appealed to the State Government to disburse the allocations in the first six months rather than during the end of the year.

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  17. In response to this, Teo explained that the allocation this year was based on the budget approved in the State Legislative Assembly in November last year.

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  18. However, he assured that the State Government would consider Sabah Dong Zong's application, adding that the amount of allocation was dependent on the State's financial position.

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  19. Pelaksanaan Parlimen Belia terpaksa ditangguh sehingga awal tahun depan bagi memastikan anggota perwakilan yang dipilih menggambarkan representasi sebenar kumpulan itu.

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  20. Menteri Belia dan Sukan Khairy Jamaluddin berkata setakat ini jumlah pendaftaran pemilih bagi kesemua 222 kawasan Parlimen hanya 15,516 orang.

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  21. "Di sesetengah kawasan, bilangan pengundi yang berdaftar hanya tujuh orang, jadi kita terpaksa tangguhkan sebab saya rasa ia tidak menggambarkan representasi sebenarnya (belia) jika tujuh orang sahaja yang mengundi anggota Parlimen, maknanya dia tidak mendapat perwakilan sebenar," katanya.

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  22. Khairy menjawab soalan tambahan Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz (PAS-Pasir Mas) yang meminta penjelasan mengenai pewujudan Parlimen Belia yang dicadangkan sejak 2011 oleh Makmal Transformasi Belia Negara. Ia merupakan usaha untuk mengenali serta memahami keperluan sebenar apa yang disebut sebagai Generasi Y di negara i

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  23. Tujuan utama pelaksanaan Parlimen Belia adalah melatih dan melahirkan barisan pelapis kepimpinan muda yang berkaliber dan berwibawa sejajar dengan keperluan negara pada masa ini dan akan datang. Pendaftaran pemilih Parlimen Belia dibuka kepada warga Malaysia berusia 15 tahun hingga 40 tahun pada tahun semasa.

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  24. Menjawab soalan Anuar Abd Manap (BN-Sekijang) sama ada kementerian berhasrat membawa Festival Belia ke seluruh negara, Khairy berkata ia sememangnya penambahbaikan yang akan dilaksanakan dalam masa terdekat.

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  25. "Ini satu pembaharuan yang akan kita lakukan kepada Festival Belia untuk memastikan ia dapat dirasai di peringkat akar umbi. Kita tidak mahu penganjurannya hanya tertumpu di Putrajaya.

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  26. "Kita bercadang untuk menganjurkan festival ini dari peringkat daerah dan negeri sebelum dibawa ke Putrajaya...kita hendak perbanyakkan program bersifat 'Road to Putrajaya' supaya semangatnya turut dirasai di seluruh pelosok negara," jelasnya

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  27. A Malaysian government decision to withdraw a controversial bill on child conversion that caused uneasiness among non-Muslims is winning plaudits in the Asian country.

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  28. "The move to withdraw the Bill shows that the Government listens to the people and that it has heeded the people’s aspiration,” Dr Chua Soi Lek, the president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) party, said in a statement cited by The Malaysia Star on Monday, July 8.

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  29. "However, I believe that the Bill was thoroughly deliberated in the Cabinet before tabling it for first reading in the Parliament."

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  30. The government has presented a bill allowing parents to convert a minor child to Islam without the consent of the other.

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  31. "Such a move had triggered many unnecessary controversies and this would also cost the Barisan Nasional government its image,” the MCA president said.

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  32. “Therefore, the non-Muslims Cabinet members have the responsibility to explain to the public on their action."

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  33. Facing opposition from parties and activist groups, the government withdrew the bill from parliament following a motion by minister in the Prime Minister's department Jamil Khir Baharom.

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  34. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had said the bill would be withdrawn until an agreement was reached with all stakeholders."We agreed that the bill's withdrawal was necessary to ensure that such cases were resolved in a fair manner to all," he said.

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  35. The government said it will resubmit the bill in the future after discussions with opponents.“We will ‘perkemaskan’ (streamline) them in the future,” Jamil Khir told reporters.“We’ll see, after consulting a number of bodies of every level, after that is done then we’ll table it."

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  36. The withdrawal came on the heels of increasing public pressure against the controversial bill."If the law had been pushed through, it would definitely cause tensions in society because the law seems to favor Muslims while other minorities would be denied justice," Tian Chua, an MP with People's Justice Party led by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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  37. The withdrawn law had come under fire from minority religious groups when it was introduced last week. Interfaith group Malaysian Consultative Council Of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism had said in a statement that the bill was unconstitutional and should be withdrawn.

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  38. "Any conversion of a minor by a single parent will cause serious injustice to the non-converting parent and the children of the marriage," it said.

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  39. The Malaysian Bar Council had also said that "unilateral conversion of minor children to any religion by a parent, without the consent of the non-converting parent, is contrary to our constitutional scheme".

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  40. Usually dubbed the "melting pot" of Asia for its potpourri of cultures, Malaysia has long been held up as a model of peaceful co-existence among its races and religions. Malaysia has a population of nearly 26 millions, with Malays, mostly Muslims, making up nearly 60 percent.

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  41. Under Malaysia's two-tier judicial system, Shari`ah courts handle family law cases involving Muslims, while secular courts handle those involving non-Muslims. Malaysia's Constitution says that the religion of a child under 18 should be decided by the parent or guardian.

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  42. Some lawyers have argued that this should be interpreted to mean both parents, but the courts have not agreed, ruling that the consent of one parent is sufficient to convert a child to Islam.

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  43. Malaysia has withdrawn a controversial Bill which allows one parent to give consent for the religious conversion of a child following an outcry that it discriminated against non-Muslim minorities in the country.

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  44. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hari ini mengingatkan umat Islam di negara ini agar bersyukur kerana dapat menyambut Ramadan dalam aman dan harmoni.

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  45. ketika umat Islam di negera ini meriah dan sederhana menyambut Ramadan, umat Islam di beberapa negara Islam lain ketika ini sedang menghadapi cabaran dan musibah besar termasuk ancaman keselamatan, perpaduan dan kesejahteraan.

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  46. "Adalah wajib bagi umat Islam di Malaysia sentiasa mensyukuri di atas segala nikmat kurniaan Allah yang dilimpahkan kepada rakyat di negara ini.

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  47. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced on Friday that the controversial Administration of the Religion of Islam (Federal Territories) Bill 2013 will soon be withdrawn.

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  48. "Kita wajib mensyukuri nikmat itu mudah-mudahan Allah terus menggandakan nikmat kepada kita semua agar negara kita kekal aman dan makmur dan umat Islam terus hidup dalam suasana harmoni bersama masyarakat lain di negara ini," katanya

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  49. Muhyiddin berkata, Ramadan disambut meriah di negara ini berkait rapat dengan suasana aman, tenteram dan makmur yang dikecapi rakyat sekian lama berikutan berkat usaha, kepimpinan, rakyat jelata dan rahmat Allah.

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  50. "Rakyat di negara ini harus bersyukur kerana Allah sentiasa memelihara keamanan di negara kita, melindungi keselamatan rakyat agar negara kita terus mengekalkan keharmonian dan perpaduan.

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  51. "Walaupun Malaysia sebuah negara Islam tetapi rakyat Malaysia yang berbilang kaum dan agama dapat bersama-sama memupuk persefahaman dan penerimaan walaupun terdapat kepelbagaian.

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    1. Keharmonian antara kaum dan bangsa harus dipeliharakan.

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  52. "Selain itu, kita dapat membentuk perpaduan dan melaksanakan amal ibadah dan tunaikan tuntutan agama dengan sebaik-baiknya sehingga Malaysia menjadi sebuah negara Islam yang berjaya membentuk cara hidup yang teratur.

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  53. "Kita membangunkan umat baik dalam ekonomi, kebudayaan, pendidikan dan sosial yang lain...Ini adalah keistimewaan negara kita," katanya.

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  54. Festival Ramadan Putrajaya yang julung kalinya dianjurkan Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) menggabungkan aktiviti keagamaan, perniagaan, pameran dan hiburan bercirikan Islam.


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  55. Penggubalan sesebuah undang-undang yang melibatkan masyarakat berbilang agama dan kaum di negara ini perlu diterangkan sejelas-jelasnya kepada masyarakat supaya tidak timbul pergeseran di antara mereka akibat kekeliruan itu.

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  56. Menyambut baik penarikan balik pembentangan Rang Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 2013, bekas Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan, Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah berkata, penjelasan itu mesti dilakukan pakar undang-undang.

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  57. "Yang menerangkan itu eloklah orang yang pakar undang-undang atau menteri yang telah diterangkan (mengenai rang undang-undang) oleh pegawai-pegawai daripada (Jabatan) Peguam Negara,"

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  58. Kerajaan pada Jumaat menarik balik pembentangan rang undang-undang yang antara lain membenarkan ibu atau bapa yang memeluk Islam menentukan agama anak adalah Islam. Ia dibaca buat kali pertama di Dewan Rakyat, 26 Jun lepas

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  59. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dalam satu kenyataan sebelum ini berkata, Kabinet telah membincangkan isu status agama anak dalam kes ibu atau bapa memeluk agama Islam dengan mengambil kira pandangan dan kebimbangan pelbagai pihak termasuk parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN).

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  60. Menurut Muhyiddin, keputusan menarik balik rang undang-undang itu juga dibuat bagi memberi masa kepada kerajaan dan semua pihak untuk meneliti semula undang-undang berkenaan secara holistik dan hanya akan dibentangkan semula setelah mendapat persetujuan semua pihak.

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  61. Mohd. Noor menarik perhatian Seksyen 107(b) rang undang-undang itu adalah selari dengan Perkara 12 (4) Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang memperuntukkan bahawa agama seseorang berusia di bawah 18 tahun hendaklah ditetapkan oleh 'his parent or guardian', yang membawa maksud ibu atau bapa atau penjaga.

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  62. Beliau menjelaskan bahawa perkataan 'parent' (singular) itu tidak ditafsirkan sebagai ibu dan bapa kerana dengan jelas tidak ditulis sebagai 'parents' (plural).

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  63. "Sebab itu Perlembagaan (Persekutuan) dengan sengaja, bukan lalai dan bukan silap, menggunakan (singular) parent, maka terpulang kepada bapa atau ibu untuk membuat keputusan," katanya.

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  64. Tambahnya, adalah tidak logik jika ada pihak yang mahu kedua-dua ibu bapa diberi hak untuk menentukan agama anak mereka kerana ia akan menimbulkan masalah yang tiada penyelesaiannya.

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    1. Siapakah yang berhak selain mereka sendiri? Anak-anak yang berumur 18, berhak memilih agama yang mereka suka.

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  65. "Penggubal undang-undang juga tidak boleh menyatakan parents, melainkan kalau kedua-duanya (ibu bapa) memeluk agama Islam (maka) tidak ada masalah.

    Kalau seorang 'parent' memeluk agama Islam dan nak bawa anak dia masuk Islam, tentulah yang seorang lagi tidak setuju.

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  66. "Kita tengok 'guardian' yang menjaga anak pula. Anak itu bukan 'maternal blood' (darah daging) dan dia (guardian) boleh menentukan agama. Maka tidak wajar sekiranya kedua-dua (ibu bapa) nak putuskan agama anak mereka," jelas Mohd Noor.

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  67. Beliau berkata, isu diskriminasi agama tidak timbul apabila ada yang melihat peruntukan Perlembagaan Persekutuan itu sebagai hanya menyebelahi agama Islam.

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  68. "Pada pandangan saya, tidak ada diskriminasi agama di sini oleh kerana jalan yang terbaik adalah salah seorang daripada ibu bapa menentukan agama anak," katanya.

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  69. Bagaimanapun beliau berkata dalam konteks itu, terdapat diskriminasi yang dipanggil 'positive discrimination' yang bermaksud diskriminasi yang dibenarkan undang-undang seperti perlindungan hak Orang Asli dan keistimewaan orang Melayu.

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  70. "Dalam hal ini, agama (rasmi) kita adalah Islam. Agama (di negara ini) bukan semua setaraf. Islam adalah agama Persekutuan tetapi agama-agama lain perlu diamalkan secara aman dan harmoni.

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  71. Jadi, kalau Perlembagaan Persekutuan menyebelahi atau pilih kasih kepada Islam, maka itu adalah sewajarnya kerana Islam itu adalah agama setiap negeri di Malaysia," katanya.

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  72. Mohd. Noor turut meminta supaya isu itu tidak diungkit sehingga menjurus kepada mana-mana desakan supaya Perlembagaan Persekutuan dipinda, dan seterusnya menyebabkan masyarakat tidak lagi sehaluan.

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  73. Dalam pada itu, selain berharap rang undang-undang itu yang menyebut ’his parent or guardian’ menentukan agama anak dikekalkan seperti yang diperuntukkan dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan, beliau mencadangkan satu peruntukan khas diwujudkan.

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  74. "Peruntukan khas ini bagi membolehkan suami atau isteri, dan anak yang masih dalam agama asal membuat tuntutan hak mereka ketika mereka masih menjadi sebuah keluarga, di mahkamah sivil berikutan (status) tidak lagi diiktiraf mahkamah syariah (selepas perceraian)," katanya.

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  75. Mengulas perkara itu, Mohd. Noor berkata, langkah itu akan memastikan tiada percanggahan tuntutan semua pihak (suami, isteri dan anak), terutama dalam soal hak yang sepatutnya menjadi milik anak apabila berlaku perceraian.

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  76. "Seeloknya (kita) berpegang kepada apa yang telah dinyatakan dalam Perlembagaan yang telah dipersetujui semua pihak sejak 55 tahun dulu untuk menjamin masa depan bangsa Malaysia.

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  77. Kalau hendak diubah landskapnya, maka akan berubah banyak perkara yang lain. Malang sungguh kalau rakyat kita nak rombak semula apa yang kita sudah persetujui 55 tahun dulu. Jika tetap dipinda, ke mana haluan negara bangsa kita?" tambahnya

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  78. The Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) (Act 505) will continue to be adopted after three bills, aimed at replacing and amending the act, are retracted at the Dewan Rakyat today.


    Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said the retraction of the bills meant that there was no amendment made to the original act.

    “This means that Act 505 which is being adopted now is still maintained, and there is no amendment to the act, good in all cases, including changing the religion of children aged under 18 years old,” he said.

    He said this to reporters after opening the Outstanding Awards for the ‘Ujian Penilaian Kelas Kafa’ (UPKK) and ‘Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia’ (STAM) at the national level, here today.

    At the Dewan Rakyat sitting today, Jamil Khir had proposed the retraction of the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Bill 2013, Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill 2013 and the Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill 2013.

    He said the retraction of the bills was decided for the purpose of streamlining them, taking into consideration the interests of everyone.

    He said the consultation process with the various parties would be carried out, but the duration period had yet to be set.

    In another development, Jamil Khir hoped that the state religious councils would monitor the mosque institution to ensure that the mosques were not abused to deliver political ceramah, especially during the campaign for the Kuala Besut state constituency by-election in Terengganu.

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  79. Malaysia has backed down over controversial plans to allow a parent to convert their child to Islam without their partner's consent.

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  80. The legislation, tabled in Parliament last week, drew widespread criticism from civil groups, the opposition and even members of the government.

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  81. Following the outcry, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that the government would review the bill. "We will only retable the bill once we achieve a consensus," he said.

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  82. S. Barathidasan, secretary-general of the Malaysian Indians Progressive Association, welcomed the decision. "We hope the new bill will be one which reflects and fulfils the needs of all different groups in the country," he said. "It shows the government is beginning to listen to the people."

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  83. There were fears that the bill - if passed - would have had serious implications for children as well as couples in divorce cases involving child custody. If a parent converted to Islam, as well as his child, the non-Muslim parent would be denied custody.

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  84. "If a father converts a child to be a Muslim without consent of the mother, it clearly jeopardises and is prejudicial to her legal rights over the child in civil court … wherein the child is a Muslim, thus the affairs of the child are bound by sharia law," said lawyer Prakash Sampunathan.

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  85. "The mother who is not a Muslim will definitely be denied custody and control of her child," he said.

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  86. The mother who is not a Muslim will definitely be denied custody...of her child
    In 2010, a Chinese woman, Fatimah Fong, converted to Islam and obtained an Islamic court order to take her daughter from her husband in a case that made headlines in Malaysia.

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  87. After snatching the girl from school, she converted the then seven-year-old to Islam the next day and was granted full custody under Islamic law.

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  88. Her estranged husband, Tan Cheow Hong, accused her of converting to Islam so she could gain custody of the child.

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  89. The bill, widely denounced as unconstitutional, had raised fears among ethnic and religious minorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia of more such cases.

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  90. Barathidasan said: "Conversion of children to Islam must be agreed by both parents or else the child remains with [his or her] original religion until after 18 years old.

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  91. "By allowing children to remain in their [original] religion until … they are mature would be wise, correct, justified and morally right, rather than converting their religion at an age [when] the children clearly don't have maturity on the issue, [which] is morally wrong and unjustified," he said.

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  92. Respected and popular Muslim cleric Asri Zainul Abidin said children should not be forcefully converted to Islam and should be allowed to decide their religious beliefs upon turning 15. "Leave the matter to the children. It's a free country," Asri was quoted as saying by The Malay Mail.

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  93. About 60 per cent of Malaysia's 29.6 million population are Muslim, according to the CIA World Factbook. Under the constitution, all Malays are automatically Muslims and followers of other races, including Chinese and Indians, aren't allowed to leave the religion.

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  94. In a court case in 2007, Lina Joy lost an appeal to stop the government referring to her as a Muslim on her identity card so that she could marry her Catholic boyfriend.

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  95. Open discord among Cabinet members over the prime minister’s pledge to roll out laws to broaden civil liberties is risking Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration being tagged a “flip-flop” government, political analysts have said.

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  96. Hardliners within Umno, the Barisan Nasional (BN) government’s anchor party, appear to be influencing the prime minister to reverse his pledge to repeal the Sedition Act, and to maintain preventive detention clauses in other security laws that critics say is choking the growth of democracy here.

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  97. Members of Najib’s Cabinet have been issuing conflicting statements over the abolition of the colonial-era sedition law while Home Minister Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been pushing to provide the authorities preventive detention powers lost following the repeal of the Emergency Ordinance, barely a year after it was removed.

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  98. Dr Andrew Aeria, an academic from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), said events of late paint a picture of a government that allegedly “lacks credibility and inconsistency”, stressing that “your word is your bond”.

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  99. If they do an about-turn now, basically you are telling everyone that you are a government, a Cabinet that can’t be trusted to keep its word

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  100. He pointed out that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has now said that the Sedition Act should not be repealed, saying that if Najib does not go ahead with the law’s abolition, it would give the “perception that Dr Mahathir is running the country”.

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  101. Last July, Najib announced that the Sedition Act would be replaced with a National Harmony Act.

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  102. Ahmad Zahid has since said the law will not be repealed, with Cabinet colleague Datuk S. Subramaniam adding that the prime minister was only making a suggestion.

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  103. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, the founder of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), said the recent developments reinforces the people’s perception of Najib’s administration as a flip-flopping government, while saying that the Cabinet lacks a united stand over such issues.

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  104. the government was only looking at amending the law instead of repealing it, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz came out to insist on Monday that the Cabinet had decided to abolish the Sedition Act.

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  105. Wan Saiful attributed the reason for the apparent clashes to the Umno elections later this year, saying leaders were now jockeying for spots ahead of the internal polls.

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  106. They may be debating specific legislation, but really they are positioning themselves for Umno elections, who can be more radical, more bold than the others

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  107. Although it was pointed out that the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration also included other component parties, the analysts noted that Umno remained the dominant force when it came to setting policy.

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  108. Wan Saiful also said that Umno conservatives were not the only ones in the way of Najib’s reforms, saying that the police would back laws similar to the Emergency Ordinance, while some would defend the continued existence of the Sedition Act ostensibly to ensure the protection of the monarchy from insults, among other things.

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  109. Political analyst Shaharudin Badaruddin similarly suggested that the shift in position could be caused by pressure from hardliners within the government or the ruling party as well as the Umno polls.

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  110. The deputy dean in UITM’s school of industry, community and alumni network also noted that it would be “difficult” for the Najib administration to regain the urban vote if it goes back on its reforms pledge.

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  111. During the last election, Barisan Nasional lost the urban area votes, urban area voters are actually concerned on this matter – the issue is of democracy, openness.

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  112. Shaharudin said Najib must keep the faith with the political transformation programme he introduced during his first term.

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  113. think Najib has to stick with the political transformation that he wanted to do. Anything that they want to repeal or amend should be in line with political transformation that Najib wants to do.

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  114. Voters must now mark their fingers with indelible ink themselves, after the Election Commission today announced that its officials will no longer be applying the controversial ink meant to prevent repeat voting.

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  115. According to the Sinar Harian news portal, EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said voters will be instructed to submerge the tip of their left index fingers into an inkwell when voting to indicate that they have cast their ballots.

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  116. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

    Freedom of religion is enshrined in the Malaysian Constitution. First, Article 11 provides that every person has the right to profess and to practice his or her religion and (subject to applicable laws restricting the propagation of other religions to Muslims) to propagate it. Second, the Constitution also provides that Islam is the religion of the country but other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony (Article 3).

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    1. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      The status of freedom of religion in Malaysia is a controversial issue. Questions including whether Malaysia is an Islamic state or secular state remains unresolved. In recent times, there has been a number of contentious issues and incidents which has tested the relationship between the different races in Malaysia.

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    2. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      Government in general supports Islamic religious establishment and it is the official policy to "infuse Islamic values" into the administration of the country.

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    3. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      However, Sunday which is the Christian traditional holiday is the official weekend holiday in the Federal Territories and ten out of thirteen states, unlike practices in Middle Eastern Muslim countries.

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    4. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      The exception are the states of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, where the weekend falls on Friday and Saturday.

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    5. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      Most Muslims in Malaysia accept this, although some have expressed disquiet since the most holy period in a Muslim's week is between Thursday evening and Friday afternoon, when the congregational Jumaat prayer is held.

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    6. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      The practice of having Sunday as the weekend holiday is a departure from traditional Islamic practices, dating to British colonial days when the British started bringing in non-Muslim immigrants into the country.

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    7. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      In May 2001, the government decided not to approve the Falun Gong Preparatory Committee's application to register as a legal organization.

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    8. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      This action is believed to be more related to the government's wish to improve relations with China rather than an attempt to undermine the Falun Gong in favour of Islam.

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    9. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      The government has not prevented Falun Gong members from carrying out their activities in public.

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    10. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      For Muslim children, religious education according to a government-approved curriculum is compulsory in public schools.

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    11. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      There are no restrictions on homeschooling, although primary school is compulsory. However, private schools and colleges do have some legal requirements.

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      Several religious holidays are recognized as official holidays, including Hari Raya Puasa (Muslim), Hari Raya Haji (Muslim), the Prophet's birthday (Muslim), Wesak Day (Buddhist), Deepavali (Hindu), Thaipusam (Hindu), Christmas (Christian), and, in Sabah and Sarawak, Good Friday (Christian).

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    13. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      In April 2002, the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) initiated an interfaith dialog aimed at promoting better understanding and respect among the country's different religious groups.

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    14. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      Participants included representatives from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department, the Malaysian Ulama Association, and the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism (MCCBCHS).

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    15. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      In early 2005, much debate was stirred up by a proposed Inter-Faith Commission put forward by various individuals, some of which included academics and lawyers from the Bar Council.

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    16. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      The steering committee behind the proposal for a draft bill for the commission organised a national conference that saw about 200+ people from all religious backgrounds attending it.

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    17. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      There they hashed out the framework for a commission that could advise the relevant parties on the many interfaith issues that arise in pluralistic Malaysia such as conversion from Islam to another faith, which is deemed as apostasy in Malaysia.

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    18. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      PAS, member of parliament Dzulkefly Ahmad, stated that he is against religious pluralism saying that it has,"relativised" truth claims,and says that Islam is the same has other religions.[3]

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      Dr.Ahmad went on to make a distinction between promoting relativism of religions and cooperation with people in a "multi-racial,multi-religious,multi-cultural, and multi-lingual" society, and that the latter was necessary to build a strong country.[4]

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    20. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN MALAYSIA

      After much coverage in the local newspapers, the draft bill was put on hold by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, due to the controversy surrounding it.

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  117. Parlimen tarik balik 3 rang undang-undang syariah

    KUALA LUMPUR 8 Julai - Tiga rang undang-undang yang dijadual dibacakan untuk kali kedua ditarik balik daripada Aturan Urusan Mesyuarat pada persidangan Dewan Rakyat hari ini.

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    1. Tiga rang undang-undang itu ialah Rang Undang-undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 2013, Rang Undang-undang Tatacara Mal Mahkamah Syariah (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) (Pindaan) 2013 dan Rang Undang-undang Tatacara Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) (Pindaan) 2013.

      Usul itu dibentangkan oleh Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom di hadapan Timbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Ismail Mohamed Said.

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  118. Jamil Khir: Batal rang undang-undang tukar agama bukan akibat tekanan

    Tindakan kerajaan menarik balik Rang Undang-Undang Akta Pentadbiran Islam (Wilayah Persekutuan) 2003 bukan disebabkan desakan dan tekanan pihak tertentu.

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  119. Sebaliknya, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri itu, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, berkata kerajaan berbuat demikian untuk memperkemas undang-undang berhubung penukaran agama anak.

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  120. “Kita tidak menerima tekanan daripada sesiapa malah kami (Kabinet) sepakat dan sebulat suara untuk menarik balik rang undang-undang berkenaan,” katanya.

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  121. Beliau berkata demikian ketika merasmikan majlis Anugerah Kecemerlangan Ujian Penilaian Kelas KAFA dan Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) peringkat kebangsaan di Kuala Lumpur, hari ini.

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  122. Jamil berkata, kerajaan prihatin dan mahu menjaga kepentingan semua pihak dalam usaha memperhalusi lagi rang udang-undang berkenaan.

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  123. “Sebarang pindaan hanya dilakukan selepas rundingan dan pendapat semua pihak diperoleh. Pandangan pihak berkepentingan juga diambil kira,” katanya.

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  124. Dalam sidang Parlimen hari ini, Jamil Khir mengumumkan bahawa kerajaan menarik balik hasrat mereka bagi membentangkan pindaan kepada Rang Undang-undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam (Wilayah Persekutuan) 2013.

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  125. Kabinet sebelum ini memutuskan untuk menarik balik rang undang-undang berhubung isu status agama anak dalam kes ibu atau bapa memeluk agama Islam berkenaan.

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  126. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, berkata Rang Undang-Undang yang dibaca kali pertama di Dewan Rakyat pada 26 Jun lalu sudah dibincangkan secara mendalam oleh ahli Kabinet Barisan Nasional.

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  127. Beliau berkata, semua pindaan berbangkit dari penggubalan Rang Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 2013 juga ditarik balik.

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  128. Katanya, kerajaan percaya Islam agama yang adil kepada manusia dan pertikaian status agama anak perlu diselesai berdasarkan prinsip keadilan dalam Islam.

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  129. Fasal (4) Perkara 12 Perlembagaan Persekutuan memperuntuk agama seseorang bawah umur 18 tahun hendaklah ditetapkan oleh "his parent or guardian" (ibu bapa atau penjaga). – 8 Julai, 2013.

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  130. Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata, Jemaah Menteri hari ini bersetuju untuk menarik balik Rang Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 2013

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  131. Muhyiddin berkata isu status agama anak dalam kes ibu atau bapa memeluk agama Islam telah dibincangkan secara mendalam oleh Kabinet dengan mengambil kira pandangan dan kebimbangan pelbagai pihak termasuk parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN).

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  132. beliau berkata dalam kenyataan selepas mesyuarat Kabinet hari ini, “Kabinet bersetuju penarikan balik Rang Undang-Undang itu adalah perlu demi memastikan isu penentuan agama anak dalam kes seumpama itu diselesaikan dengan cara yang adil kepada semua,”

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  133. penarikan balik Rang Undang-Undang Pentadbiran Agama Islam (Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan) 2013 oleh kerajaan ini telah menerima sambutan yang baik oleh beberapa pihak

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  134. walau bagaimanapun, adalah lebih baik jika semua pihak dapat membuat kesimpulan yang adil mengenai isu ini

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  135. AKTA HASUTAN MENJAGA KEAMANAN DAN KESELAMATAN NEGARA

    Bekas ketua polis negara Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor berkata kerajaan perlu memperkenalkan akta baru dengan peruntukan yang “lebih ketat dan tegas”, sekiranya undang-undang tersebut akan digubal untuk menggantikan Akta Hasutan.

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  136. UNDANG-UNDANG MENJAMIN KEHARMONIAN DAN KEAMANAN NEGARA

    Abdul Rahim dalam satu wawancara disiarkan ini berkata, kerajaan perlu bertindak demikian memandangkan Akta Hasutan merupakan undang-undang yang mampu menjamin keharmonian antara kaum.

    “Jika betul akta ini hendak dimansuhkan, kerajaan perlu mewujudkan satu akta yang boleh merangkumi isu keselamatan rakyat dan keharmonian kaum, seperti pepatah Inggeris 'put the same wine in the different bottle',” katanya.

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  137. Katanya, beliau lebih suka jika akta lama yang dikuatkuasa sejak pengisytiharan darurat 1948 itu dikekalkan dan hanya dipinda jika perlu.

    “Saya tidak nampak kewajaran ia perlu dimansuhkan. Mungkin perlu dilakukan pindaan. Apa sebab ia perlu ditiadakan?,” soalnya.

    AKTA HASUTAN PERLU DIKEKALKAN DAN HANYA DIPINDA JIKA PERLU

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  138. AKTA HASUTAN MENJAGA KEAMANAN DAN KESELAMATAN NEGARA

    Beliau memberi amaran bahawa kerajaan tidak seharusnya menggadaikan kepentingan jangka panjang – yang dinyatakannya sebagai “keharmonian dan perpaduan kaum”, demi mencapai keuntungan jangka pendek.

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  139. Abdul Rahim berkata beliau sedar dengan janji Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak untuk menggantikan Akta Hasutan – dan juga persepsi bahawa BN akan dilihat tidak menepati janji sekiranya tidak berbuat demikian.

    Namun tindakan memansuhkan undang-undang keselamatan sebelum ini juga tidak memberi membantu BN dalam kemenangan PRU.

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