Some of the 12 Muslims present at the charity dinner raided by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) will meet with Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim and Jais officers this afternoon.
Their counsel Annou Xavier said he would accompany some of his 12 clients to the meeting at Khalid's office at 2pm, which will be attended by Khalid, Jais officers as well as representatives from Harapan Komuniti, the NGO that organised the dinner.
Harapan Komuniti had said in a press statement that the dinner at a hall in the Damansara Utama Methodist Church compound was to raise finds for the needy, downtrodden, children, women and people living with HIV and AIDS.
It was attended by donors, friends and beneficiaries of the NGO. About 120 people, from various backgrounds, attended the dinner, where the meal was catered by Muslims, followed by live performances, a 1Malaysia dance, a quiz and personal experience sharing by individuals.
However, Jais has denied that it raided the dinner, but merely mounted an 'inspection visit' to question a dozen Muslims who attended the event on suspicion that they were being proselytised.
On Monday, the Selangor state government announced that it would set up a syura (consultative) council to "resolve" the controversy based on the advice of Selangor sultan.
The next day, the sultan expressed shock over the announcement and said he did not sanction the formation of the council.
Following this, the Selangor government has renamed the council as a 'hearing working group'.
Their counsel Annou Xavier said he would accompany some of his 12 clients to the meeting at Khalid's office at 2pm, which will be attended by Khalid, Jais officers as well as representatives from Harapan Komuniti, the NGO that organised the dinner.
Harapan Komuniti had said in a press statement that the dinner at a hall in the Damansara Utama Methodist Church compound was to raise finds for the needy, downtrodden, children, women and people living with HIV and AIDS.
It was attended by donors, friends and beneficiaries of the NGO. About 120 people, from various backgrounds, attended the dinner, where the meal was catered by Muslims, followed by live performances, a 1Malaysia dance, a quiz and personal experience sharing by individuals.
However, Jais has denied that it raided the dinner, but merely mounted an 'inspection visit' to question a dozen Muslims who attended the event on suspicion that they were being proselytised.
On Monday, the Selangor state government announced that it would set up a syura (consultative) council to "resolve" the controversy based on the advice of Selangor sultan.
The next day, the sultan expressed shock over the announcement and said he did not sanction the formation of the council.
Following this, the Selangor government has renamed the council as a 'hearing working group'.
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