De facto Religious Affairs Minister Idris Ahmad has said the government will offer “counselling” to transperson Nur Sajat should she return to Malaysia.
Yesterday, she revealed she escaped to Australia due to a court case and because she felt unsafe due to her identity.
Idris addressed the matter when doorstepped by the media at a Maulidur Rasul event in Kuala Lumpur today.
“(Now) she is in Australia, we will give her counselling if she returns to Malaysia,” he said briefly.
Speaking live on Instagram last night, Sajat said she had been granted permanent residency status in Australia.
The 36-year-old said she was willing to part with her family and cosmetics business to be free and happy in a country “that accepts who I am”.
She said she felt unsafe in Malaysia after being charged in the Syariah High Court for dressing as a woman at a religious event in 2018 and for bringing Islam into contempt.
Back in February, the court issued an arrest warrant against her for not showing up for a hearing.
In September, Malaysia attempted to extradite Sajat from Thailand where she was arrested, charged, and fined for using an invalid passport.
It was reported that she applied for refugee status from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Bangkok. - Mkini
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