July 9, 2012
JAWI wants discerning end to a Nik Raina Case
by Hafiz Yatim@www.malaysiakini.com
The Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department (JAWI) has asked which a charge upon Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz from a Borders bookstore be fast disposed.
This would giveaway it to explain a position to a media as well as bloggers.Nik Raina, a store physical education instructor during Border's Gardens bookstore, was charged last month with distributing Irshad Manji's book 'Allah, Love as well as Liberty'.
However Jawi acted upon May twenty-three though a book was strictly announced as banned by a Home Ministry's announcement section usually May 29.
The issue has led to a lively debate as well as critique in a open domain, particularly in a media as well as between bloggers.
In a minute antiquated Jun 27 to a Kuala Lumpur Syariah High Court, Jawi pronounced a box is of open seductiveness as well as feared a contention would disrupt a running.
The letter, signed by Jawi's arch prosecutor Ibrahim Deris, was additionally sent to Nik Raina's lawyers, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill. Nik Raina is being prosecuted by Jawi as she is Muslim, nonetheless she is not concerned in a preference of books sold in a shop.
That energy lies with a Assistant General Manager (Operations as well as Merchandising) of Borders, Stephen Fung Wye Keong, a non-Muslim. However, Jawi cannot charge a non-Muslim or a association in justice as well as a! s a resu lt it has picked upon Nik Raina to take a rap.
Following this conflict Borders primogenitor association Berjaya Books Sdn Bhd, filed a legal review in a polite courts as well as upon Jun 25, it was granted leave to plea Jawi's movement by a KL High Court (Appellate as well as Special Powers division).
Two days after Ibrahim sent a minute to a KL Syariah High Court requesting to speed up proceedings.
To Borders credit, a comparison government has been supportive of Nik Raina in dealing with these legal issues. They have additionally issued a strong press statement condemning a charge.
Lawyers object
However a lawyers for a bookstore intent to JAWI's application to speed 
up a case.
In a minute antiquated Jul 5, they wrote behind to a KL Syariah High Court. They pointed out which prior to a box was brought to justice upon Jun 19, they had written upon Jun 8 to hold off a record opposite Nik Raina, though this was ignored by Ibrahim.
The lawyers additionally cited upon a Jun nineteen morning, they had asked to adjourn a charging of Nik Raina, though a arch prosecutor refused to consider a request, which a decider pronounced was within Ibrahim's discretion.
After Nik Raina was charged, a Syariah High Court decider set Sep nineteen as a date for discuss as well as Ibrahim did not intent to this, a minute states.
The lawyers cited Ibrahim's movement as adjacent upon prosecutorial misconduct in wanting to have these legal record sped up only to plead statements as well as critique done by media as wel! l as blo ggers, whereas a Syariah justice had allowed a Sep date in view of a legal review application.
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