Conversion clause: Proper measures must be in place to safeguard child's interest, says expert

PETALING JAYA: A constitutional expert said a clause of the controversial Administration of the Religion of Islam (Federal Territories) Bill which allows minors to be converted with the consent of only one parent could remain but proper measures should be in place to safeguard the interest and welfare of the child.

One of the country’s leading experts on Islamic constitutional law Assoc Prof Dr Shamrahayu Abd Aziz suggested that administrative measures be put in place to ensure that estranged partners did not convert children without the knowledge of the other.