AG says it again, Bible case closed

Attorney- general (AG) Abdul Gani Patail is standing firm on his decision to close the case on the 321 copies of the Bible that were seized by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) in January.

Jun 19, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: Attorney- general (AG) Abdul Gani Patail is standing firm on his decision to close the case on the 321 copies of the Bible that were seized by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) in January.

This is despite the Selangor Islamic Affairs Council’s (Mais) refusal to return the holy books to the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) and insistence that there is a case to be pursued.

“I have made a statement before this. I do not wish to elaborate further except that I still hold to my opinion,” he reportedly told Mingguan Malaysia.

The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) on Wed, June 11 said that there will be no prosecution in the case involving the seizure of copies of the Bible from the Bible Society of Malaysia last January. Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail said that the case is now closed.

While he does not spell it out clearly, Abdul Gani also appears to have instructed the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) to return the seized holy books.

“The AGC has decided that no prosecution will be made and the case is closed.”

Abdul Gani added that the Home Ministry also told the AGC that the holy books are not a security threat. --Malaysiakini

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