Another case with ‘Allah’

On Jan 22, the case of Sarawakian Christian, Jill Ireland, who had her eight CDs containing the word “Allah” confiscated by the Home Ministry, was heard at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Jan 29, 2015

KUALA LUMPUR: On Jan 22, the case of Sarawakian Christian, Jill Ireland, who had her eight CDs containing the word “Allah” confiscated by the Home Ministry, was heard at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

The government applied for a stay of a High Court order in July which ordered the CDs to be returned to her.

In 2008, ministry officials confiscated the CDs from Ireland at the then Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang, prompting the Melanau Christian to challenge the seizure in court.

The CDs, which Ireland had bought in Indonesia for personal use, bore titles such as Cara Hidup Dalam Kerajaan Allah, Hidup Benar Dalam Kerajaan Allah and Ibadah Yang Benar Dalam Kerajaan Allah.

She also asked the court for a declaration that she had a legitimate expectation to exercise the right to use ‘Allah’ and to continue to own and import such materials.

Ireland’s legal team had argued that the case was not about Christianity against Islam, but about her constitutional right as a Bumiputera Christian.

In her ruling, however, High Court judge Datuk Zaleha Yusof, who had ordered the confiscated CDs to be returned, did not address Ireland’s constitutional right to use the word ‘Allah’.

As such, Ireland appealed against the High Court decision which failed to address the issue, to be heard at the Court of Appeal. -- The Malaysian Insidernd articles

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