Safety, well-being of child must come first

NUMEROUS issues have been raised following Izwan Abdullah’s alleged abduction of his six-year-old son. Yet in the midst of all the discussions and arguments on the Constitution, conversion and custody, it is important that we do not lose sight of the most important issue at hand – that the safety and well-being of two innocent children hang precariously in the balance.

S. Deepa, the mother of the children, has spoken of how this was not the first time Izwan had abducted their son. She claims he abandoned the family back in 2012, but returned to make off with both children in April last year in order to convert them to Islam.