Nur Sajat granted asylum


A TRANSGENDER businesswoman who fled Malaysia after being accused of insulting Islam by cross-dressing has been granted asylum.

Cosmetics millionaire Nur Sajat (pic), 36, has been on the run for months since being summoned to appear at a sharia court on a blasphemy charge for dressing as a woman during a religious event at her beauty centre in 2018.

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RM13.90/month
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RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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