Malaysia's Federal Court upholds Court of Appeal ruling, confirming non-Muslim status of children unilaterally converted to Islam without mother's consent.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld the Court of Appeal's ruling, confirming the non-Muslim status of three children whose father unilaterally converted them to Islam without their mother's consent. This decision marks the end of a years-long legal battle for Hindu mother Loh Siew Hong, who argued that the conversion was unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal had previously declared a Perlis state law provision allowing the conversion of children with only one parent's consent as unconstitutional. The Federal Court's ruling now maintains the children's non-Muslim status and quashes their certificates of conversion to Islam.
May 14, 2024
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