JAWI wants quick end to the Nik Raina Case

The Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department (JAWI) has asked which a prosecution upon Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz from a Borders bookstore be fast disposed.

This would giveaway it to insist a in front of to a media as well as bloggers.Nik Raina, a store manager at Border's Gardens bookstore, wascharged final monthwith distributing Irshad Manji's book 'Allah, Love as well as Liberty'.

However Jawi acted upon May twenty-three though a book was officially announced as criminialized by a Home Ministry's publication unit only May 29.

The emanate has led to a lively debate as well as critique in a open domain, quite in a media as well as among bloggers.

In a minute antiquated Jun twenty-seven to a Kuala Lumpur Syariah High Court, Jawi pronounced a box is of open seductiveness as well as feared a discussion would disrupt a running.

The letter, signed by Jawi's arch prosecutor Ibrahim Deris, was also 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 involved in a selection of books sold in a shop.

That power lies with a Assistant General Manager (Operations as well as Merchandising) of Borders, Stephen Fung Wye Keong, a non-Muslim. However, Jawi cannot assign a non-Muslim or a association in justice as well as as a outcome it has picked upon Nik Raina to take a rap.

Following this dispute Borders parent association Berjaya Books Sdn Bhd, fileda legal reviewin a civil courts as well as upon Jun 25, it wasgranted leaveto 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 understanding of Nik Raina in dealing with these legal issues. They have also released a strong press statementcondemningthe charge.

Lawyers object

However a lawyers for a bookstore intent to JAWI's duplicate to speedup a case.

In a minute antiquated July 5, they wrote behind to a KL Syariah High Court. They forked out which before a box was brought to justice upon Jun 19, they had written upon Jun 8 to hold off a record against Nik Raina, though this was abandoned by Ibrahim.

The lawyers also cited upon a Jun nineteen morning, they had asked to adjourn a charging of Nik Raina, though a arch prosecutor refused to cruise a request, which a decider pronounced was within Ibrahim's discretion.

After Nik Raina was charged, a Syariah High Court decider set September 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 bungle in wanting to have these legal record sped up just to plead statements as well as critique done by media as well as bloggers, since a Syariah justice had allowed a September date in perspective of a legal review application.- Din Merican

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