No need for new proselytisation laws, says Jamil

People take part in a "million Muslim" convene in Shah Alam, October 22, 2011. File pic
KUALA LUMPUR, December 11 Existing laws are adequate to address a claimed rise in a proselytisation of Muslims, pronounced Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom today, adding which disaster to enforce such laws was what needed redress.

The apportion in charge of Islamic affairs was responding to newspaper reports alleging which attempts to modify Muslims were augmenting in a country.

According to Jamil, enforcement of a Enactment upon a Control as well as Restriction of a Propagation of Non-Islamic Religion to Muslims has been scant despite a introduction in a 1980s.

The enactment, in effect in 10 states, was responsible for a recent Home Ministry anathema upon a Al-Kitab Malay-language bibles last year. The anathema was lifted in Apr this year, ahead of a Sarawak state election.

"In this matter, what is consequential is to brief officers upon a enactment so which a law can be enforced," Jamil was quoted by Bernama Online today.

Claims related to incidences of proselytism towards Muslims have increased of late, following a controversial raid by Selangor's Islamic Religious Department (Jais) upon a Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) in August over allegations of proselytism.

Proselytisation o! f Muslim s is illegal in Malaysia.

The purported phenomenon additionally moved multiform Muslim groups to reason a "million Muslim" convene in Shah Alam in October to stem a alleged threat of Christianisation. Fewer than 10,000 showed up.

During a recently-concluded Umno ubiquitous assembly, senior celebration leaders sought to etch domestic opposition DAP as anti-Malay as well as Islam.

Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia additionally alleged earlier this year which DAP was conspiring with church leaders to usurp Islam as a religion of a federation as well as i! nstall a Christian as budding minister.

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