Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) yesterday interrupted a wedding at a Hindu temple, taking away the 32-year old bride on suspicion that she was a Muslim.
Sinar Harian today reported the incident happened in Petaling Jaya at about 10am. In the report, Jais sources were quoted saying that the bride's identity card showed that she was a Muslim.
This prompted a Jais investigation under a 1988 Enactment (Control of Propagation Amongst Muslims), which makes it an offense to persuade, influence or incite any Muslim to change their faith.
"The woman did not know her father registered her and three of her siblings as a Muslim.
"She only found out after the next of kin saw their birth certificate," the unnamed Jais official was quoted telling the news daily.
The raid was carried out under "controlled conditions" and the bride and bridegroom's family and guests had co-operated with Jais officials, Sinar Harian reported, adding that the police were also on standby outside.
The bride was taken away to Jais office in Shah Alam for questioning. Sources said she testified later that her father, who had abandoned her a long time ago, had been responsible for registering her as a Muslim. She grew up as a Hindu.
She said that she had gone to the National Registration Department to change her religion status in her MyKad, once in 2007 and again last April. Both attempts failed as she could not obtain her father's required signature.
Meanwhile, another witness claimed that the bride never practised Islam and neither did her husband to be.
Sinar Harian today reported the incident happened in Petaling Jaya at about 10am. In the report, Jais sources were quoted saying that the bride's identity card showed that she was a Muslim.
This prompted a Jais investigation under a 1988 Enactment (Control of Propagation Amongst Muslims), which makes it an offense to persuade, influence or incite any Muslim to change their faith.
"The woman did not know her father registered her and three of her siblings as a Muslim.
"She only found out after the next of kin saw their birth certificate," the unnamed Jais official was quoted telling the news daily.
The raid was carried out under "controlled conditions" and the bride and bridegroom's family and guests had co-operated with Jais officials, Sinar Harian reported, adding that the police were also on standby outside.
The bride was taken away to Jais office in Shah Alam for questioning. Sources said she testified later that her father, who had abandoned her a long time ago, had been responsible for registering her as a Muslim. She grew up as a Hindu.
She said that she had gone to the National Registration Department to change her religion status in her MyKad, once in 2007 and again last April. Both attempts failed as she could not obtain her father's required signature.
Meanwhile, another witness claimed that the bride never practised Islam and neither did her husband to be.
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