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Constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion "doesn't apply" to Muslims who leave Islam
Malaysia: The judgment in the case states clearly that a Muslim cannot renounce the religion as he wishes. If such freedom is given to Muslims, this will affect the status of Islam as the official religion, as stated in the Federal Constitution, he said.Replying to Zulkifli Noordin (PKR Kulim Bandar Baru), he said Phrase 4 of Article 11 prohibited non-Muslims from spreading other religions to Muslims. At the moment, Nazri said there are 10 states in Malaysia that limit the spread of other religions to Muslims with state laws. The states are Terengganu, Kelantan, Selangor, Perak, Malacca, Kedah, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Johor and Perlis.  Nazri said a Muslim can only renounce the religion once the Syariah Court gives the order whereby the National Registration Department would delete the word Islam from the identity card once relevant documents are shown. Posted by: Icerigger 2009-02-24 |
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