Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar has denied that police will arrest M Indira Gandhi's ex-husband for refusing a court order to return their child to her.
Instead, he said, Perak police are only searching for Riduan Abdullah @ S Pathmanathan to "monitor" him and "ensure the child is safe".
The IGP said police are not budging from its position not to enforce High Court's decision, which ordered the arrest of Indira's ex-husband Riduan Abdullah and the return of the couple's daughter to the mother.
This follow'sMalaysiakini's reportquoting Perak police chief Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (left) that the state police are searching for Riduan @ S Pathmanathan following an order by the IGP.
He also said that police will take the same position in the custody battle between S Deepa and Izwan Abdullah @ N Viran, who snatched their son.
"The facts for the Perak and Negri Sembilan cases are the same. We first received a syariah court order instructing police to place the children with the father.
"Then we got a civil court order to place the children with the mother. So you see the conflict between the two court orders, which place the police in a dillemma over which order to enforce," he was quoted as saying by Bernama in Seremban.
"So we will not be enforcing either of the court orders. That is our stand."
'Court will decide if I'm in contempt'
He also said that Article 121(1A) of the federal constitution places the syariah and civil courts at the same level.
Article 121 (1A) state that the civil court has no jurisdiction on matters under the jurisdiction of the syariah court.
Asked if his position means he is committing contempt of court, Khalid reportedly said it was up to the courts to decide on that.
He also urged online news portals to report the situation clearly to show how the police are trapped between court orders.
Last month, the Court of Appeal rejected Izwan's application to stay the Seremban High Court's decision to award custody of their two children to Deepa.
The Ipoh High Court, meanwhile, found Riduan (left in photo) in contempt for failure to return their youngest child to Indira, following a court order which awarded custody of their three children to Indira.
'Allah' ban
Meanwhile, Khalid also reminded Malaysians not to question the decision of the Federal Court concerning the issue of 'Allah' ban on weekly The Herald.
He said this was because the police would not hesitate to take action against those who questioned the court's decision to the extent of making seditious remarks.
"I would like to warn all quarters to be extra careful in making statements because we (police) will not hesitate to take action against them under the Sedition Act," he was quoted by Bernamaas saying.
Last Monday, the Catholic Church's legal fight over the right to use the word 'Allah' to refer to God in its weekly publication ended after the country's highest court denied its application for leave to appeal.
Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria chairing a seven-member panel delivered a 4-3 majority decision against the church.
Instead, he said, Perak police are only searching for Riduan Abdullah @ S Pathmanathan to "monitor" him and "ensure the child is safe".
The IGP said police are not budging from its position not to enforce High Court's decision, which ordered the arrest of Indira's ex-husband Riduan Abdullah and the return of the couple's daughter to the mother.
This follow'sMalaysiakini's reportquoting Perak police chief Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (left) that the state police are searching for Riduan @ S Pathmanathan following an order by the IGP.He also said that police will take the same position in the custody battle between S Deepa and Izwan Abdullah @ N Viran, who snatched their son.
"The facts for the Perak and Negri Sembilan cases are the same. We first received a syariah court order instructing police to place the children with the father.
"Then we got a civil court order to place the children with the mother. So you see the conflict between the two court orders, which place the police in a dillemma over which order to enforce," he was quoted as saying by Bernama in Seremban.
"So we will not be enforcing either of the court orders. That is our stand."
'Court will decide if I'm in contempt'
He also said that Article 121(1A) of the federal constitution places the syariah and civil courts at the same level.
Article 121 (1A) state that the civil court has no jurisdiction on matters under the jurisdiction of the syariah court.
Asked if his position means he is committing contempt of court, Khalid reportedly said it was up to the courts to decide on that.
He also urged online news portals to report the situation clearly to show how the police are trapped between court orders.Last month, the Court of Appeal rejected Izwan's application to stay the Seremban High Court's decision to award custody of their two children to Deepa.
The Ipoh High Court, meanwhile, found Riduan (left in photo) in contempt for failure to return their youngest child to Indira, following a court order which awarded custody of their three children to Indira.
'Allah' ban
Meanwhile, Khalid also reminded Malaysians not to question the decision of the Federal Court concerning the issue of 'Allah' ban on weekly The Herald.
He said this was because the police would not hesitate to take action against those who questioned the court's decision to the extent of making seditious remarks.
"I would like to warn all quarters to be extra careful in making statements because we (police) will not hesitate to take action against them under the Sedition Act," he was quoted by Bernamaas saying.
Last Monday, the Catholic Church's legal fight over the right to use the word 'Allah' to refer to God in its weekly publication ended after the country's highest court denied its application for leave to appeal.
Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria chairing a seven-member panel delivered a 4-3 majority decision against the church.
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