According to Malaysiakini, the Kuala Lumpur High Court will set a new trial date on Feb 27 on the suit filed by Catholic weekly Herald on the use of the ‘Allah’.
Last I count, there are seven Muslim parties and one Sikh parties who are intervening :
This morning several of these state Islamic religious councils wanted to refer the dispute to the Federal Court for determination on the constitutionality of law.
I have blogged about this matter several times. So, I shall not repeat my opinions again.
Previous posts :
Home Ministry warned Herald to stay off politics
Martin Jalleh’s article ‘Home Minister very at home with his ignorance
Farish Noor on the origins of the word Allah
and why I am interested in the development of this case. Politicians like Khir Toyo who gave misleading points on his blog.
Just to refresh memory, here are the reasons why there is this The Herald versus the Government on the usage of the word Allah.
Archbishop Pakiam on behalf of the Herald is seeking the following declarations from the court:
- for the ministry to declare that its decision to prohibit the Herald from using the word ‘Allah’ in its publication is null and void; the Herald is entitled to use the word ‘Allah’ in the publication and that the word ‘Allah’ is not exclusive to the religion of Islam.
- to quash the ministry’s decision in prohibiting the Herald from using the word ‘Allah’ in its publication.
- an order for the Herald to continue using ‘Allah’ in its publication until the court decides on the matter.
(full news on Malaysiakini)
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