Jittery JAWI brings Nik Rainas Trial forward

July 13, 2012

Jittery JAWI brings Nik Raina's Trial forward

by Din Merican

Here is a report we review upon Book Banning in Malaysia as well as you should review it since a universe is examination us as well as which is why JAWI is jittery as well as wants a quick closure to a Nik Raina case.

This religious section is under a Prime Minister's Department. The Minister in assign of this section is a former Brig General Jamil Khir Baharom who is regarded by a little NGOs as an Absolute Bigot!

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May 29, 2012

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Respect Right to Convey as well as Receive Information as well as Ideas

(New York) The Malaysia supervision should apply oneself a right to giveaway countenance as well as rught away reverse a anathema upon a book, Allah, Liberty as well as Love, by Canadian Muslim writer Irshad Manji.

Home Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein criminialized a book, which deals with a settlement of conviction as well as freedom, since it is "prejudicial to morality as well as open order," according to a Federal Government Gazette upon May 29, 2012.

"Banning books is nothing reduced of cowardly," pronounced Elaine Pearson, emissary Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "Malaysian society is entirely able of deliberating a issues of a day without a supervision revelation them what they can or can't read."

Deputy Home Affairs Minister Abu Seman Yusop pronounced which Allah, Liberty as well as Love was criminialized since it "is believed to have elements which can deviate Muslims from their faith, Islamic teachings as well as elements which angry Islam as well as has perceived numerous complaints." He added which a report from a Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) indicated which a book had elements which "could upset a public."

On May 29, a little twenty officers from a Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) with a warrant from an Islamic (Shariah) court, raided a offices of ZI Publications, which published a Malay denunciation edition of a book. They seized about 180 copies as well as took Ezra Zaid, a publisher, to JAIS domicile in a locale of Shah Alam. He was released upon RM 1,800 (US $ 570) bail as well as has not yet been charged.

Under a Printing Presses as well as Publication Law, a Home Affairs Minister has "absolute discretion" to anathema books. The ban, effective via Malaysia, extends to possession of a book in possibly Malay or English as well as to a "importation, production, reproduction, publishing, sale, issue, circulation, [and] distribution". The anathema additionally extends to "copies, extracts, translation, prcis, as well as paraphrasing."

Manji arrived in Malaysia upon May 15 to take partial in a promotional book tour, though schooled which scheduled events had been cancelled, in partial due to supervision pressure. Manji's first book, The Trouble with Islam Today, published in 2004, additionally was controversial.

The anathema upon Allah, Liberty as well as Love violates a right to leisure of countenance as provided under article 19 of a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Free countenance entails a right both to impart as well as receive information as well as ideas, Human Rights Watch said.

"Malaysian authorities contend they! are pro tecting morality by banning Manji's book, though this is just old-fashioned state repression," Pearson said. "Malaysia will have a stronger explain to being a rights-respecting democracy which deserves a seat upon a United Nations Human Rights Council once it starts permitting Malaysians a right to seek information as well as to reason opinions without interference."

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JAWI has outdone a Ministry of Home Affairs when it raided a premises of Borders, a well well known as well as reputable bookstore in Kuala Lumpur prior to a book was banned, as well as arrested as well as charged Nik Raina, a store manager at Borders Mid-Valley, Megamall.

In stead of acknowledging which it had erred as well as overreacted, JAWI chose to ask a Syariah Court to override a preference of a Civil High Court which allowed a hearing of a Stay Application which has been set for Jul 30, 2012. The Notice served upon Nik Raina (below) means which they have circumvented a Judicial Review which is due to take place upon September 5, 2012.

See how shaping as well as bullheaded these JAWI bigots can be. As we have pronounced before, JAWI should admit which they have been unjust as well as should withdraw a box against Nik Raina. In stead these bigots have decided to fool around a punch game, as well as move discredit to their institution as well as a good name (or whatever which is left of it) of a Najib administration. It is time for a Prime Minister contend something about a Nik Raina case. He should uncover us which he has a courage to intervene as well as stop this blatantly unjust JAWI action.

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