Borders seeks stay of all JAWI action

Berjaya Books, owner of a Borders chain is looking a stay of all movement by a Federal Territories Islamic Affairs Department (JAWI) opposite a association as well as the employees, in propinquity to a banned book 'Allah, Love as well as Liberty'.

Lawyer Ang Hean Leng pronounced an inter-parte duplicate was filed a week ago as well as a conference has been bound for next Monday in a Kuala Lumpur High Court prior to Justice Rohana Yusof.

"We are looking to maintain a standing quo so that no further movement is taken opposite a clients pending a ordering of thejudicial review," Ang told reporters today.

This includes a court box opposite book store physical education instructor Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz who was charged underneath Section 13(1) Federal Territory Syariah Offences Act for distributing a book at a Borders opening in a Gardens, Mid-Valley Mall, upon May 23.

She is probable to a RM3,000 excellent as well as two years' prison or both, upon conviction.The conference of a box in a Kuala Lumpur Syariah Court has beenbrought forwardfrom September 19 to Aug 7.

Berjaya Books, along with a Assistant General Manager (operations as well as merchandising) of Borders Stephen Fung Wye Keong as well as Nik Raina had filed a legal review upon Jun eighteen challenging a legality of a movement opposite them.

Named as respondents are JAWI, a Home Affairs Mini! ster as well as a Minister in a Prime Minister's Department in charge of Islamic Affairs.

According to a plaintiffs, JAWI does not have power to anathema a book as authority for such movement should be drawn from a Publications as well as Printing Presses Act 1984.

Furthermore, JAWI had carried out the raid as well as seized copies of a book by a Ugandan-born Canadian writer 6 days prior to a Home Affairs Ministry gazetted the ban.- Malaysiakini

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