Loh makes police report against PAS for remarks on her kids' faith

 

Single mother Loh Siew Hong today lodged a police report against PAS’ Ulama Wing for urging the government to ensure her three children are not forced to become apostates.

In the police report sighted by Malaysiakini, she said the group’s remarks in a Facebook post were intended to prevent her from succeeding in her judicial review application.

Her application was to determine the legality of her three children's unilateral conversion to Islam. They were converted by her ex-husband in 2020.

“The posting is a form of criminal threat, incitement, and misuse of multimedia intended to prevent me from obtaining the orders sought in the judicial review application, for which proceedings are still ongoing in the Kuala Lumpur High Court,” she said.

Loh said this in her police report which was lodged at the Sentul police station in Kuala Lumpur this morning.

She previously succeeded in a legal challenge to overturn the detention of her three children.

The children were abducted in 2019 and her ex-husband, Nagahswaran Muniandy, who is now jailed on drug-related charges, allegedly converted the children to Islam without Loh’s knowledge.

Loh had a court order issued in March 2021, giving her sole custody of the three children.

She also noted another Facebook post by preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung who uploaded photos and videos of Loh and her children, which she said was meant to disgrace her and pressure her not to continue with her judicial review application.

She said Wong also accused her of “keeping another man”.

“The reason I made this police report is so action can be taken against those involved,” read the report.

‘Muslims have been patient’

Previously, PAS’ Ulama Wing urged the government to prioritise the welfare of the three children and make sure they are not forced to become apostates.

“The PAS Ulama Wing urges the government and all parties to give priority to the welfare of Loh’s three children who have chosen Islam as their faith so they will not be disturbed and forced to return to apostasy.

“Muslims have been patient for a long time and we do not want the religious harmony guaranteed by the Federal Constitution to inflame the sentiments and anger of Muslims,” they said.

Loh’s lawyer, Shamsher Singh, refuted this argument. He explained the judicial review filed by Loh was meant to ascertain the legality of her children’s conversion as it was done without her consent.

“If the High Court declares the conversion of Loh’s children is not valid, that means they were never Muslims in the first place,” he said.

As such, the question of whether Loh is making her children leave the religion of Islam would not arise, he said.

“I call upon all parties, including PAS and independent preachers like Zambri Vinoth and Firdaus Wong, to exercise some patience and let the law take its course.

“Nothing meaningful has ever been gained from making provocative statements,” Shamsher said. - Mkini