PAS wants shariah courts to have a say on religious conversions

 

The PAS Ulama wing says all parties should respect the choice made by Loh Siew Hong’s children to remain Muslims.

PETALING JAYA: PAS has proposed a constitutional amendment to allow shariah courts to have judicial review powers for cases involving religious conversions.

In a statement, the party’s Ulama wing also called on religious authorities in all states to amend the terms for conversions, so that children can be converted unilaterally rather than requiring the consent of both parents, which is the practice in some states.

This comes after the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision on single mother Loh Siew Hong’s case.

Loh’s three children were converted to Islam without her permission. Yesterday, the court ordered for the children to be returned to her, in accordance with a previous court order granting her custodial rights following her divorce from her husband.

The Ulama wing also urged all parties to respect the choice made by the children to remain Muslims.

“Stop making accusations that they were forced to convert to Islam when it was done with their father’s consent,” it said.

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- FMT