Jawi: No need for court order to seize Irshad Manji's book


KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) does not need any court order to seize the book "Allah Liberty & Love - Courage To Reconcile Faith & Freedom" by controversial writer, Irshad Manji, said Jawi senior enforcement assistant principal director Wan Jaafar Wan Ahmad.

HE said the seizure was carried out over the last two days according to the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act on offences relating to the sanctity of Islam and its institutions including publications against IslamIic laws.

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