KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council yesterday filed an application to intervene in the judicial review sought by the Kuala Lumpur Archbishop of the Home Minister’s decision to prohibit the use of the word “Allah” in the Herald Catholic Weekly publication.
Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar filed the application at the High Court Registry on Jalan Duta at 2.15pm.
He also acted for the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Custom Council when it made a similar application on May 26.
If the High Court allows the applications, both councils will become two other respondents alongside the minister and the Malaysian Government who were named by the archbishop as the first and second respondents in the review proceedings.
The councils seek to become interveners on the grounds that they have interest to averting confusion among the people which can undermine public order and provoke religious sensitivities.
In an accompanying affidavit, the FT council secretary Datuk Che Mat Che Ali said it had “interest to giving views and/or to know the court’s decision in the judicial review application because it is a body which directly gives advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.”
He said if the application to intervene was rejected or denied, the interest of the Muslim community would be prejudiced or jeopardised to the extent of disparaging the council’s credibility.
He said the application was made without prejudicing the council to make any other applications with regard to the issue of jurisdiction which touches on questions on the use of “Allah” in the Herald Catholic Weekly publication. – Bernama
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