Siti Fatimah case: Lawyers ticked off


GEORGE TOWN: The Syariah Court of Appeal ticked off two lawyers for not preparing written submissions in time for the court to hear an appeal against a High Court’s decision allowing Muslim convert Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to revert to her original faith.

The Court of Appeal, comprising judges Datuk Ibrahim Lembut, Datuk Muhammad Asri Abdullah and Datuk Abu Bakar Ahmad, told off counsel for the State Islamic Religious Council (MAIPP), Ahmad Munawir Abdul Aziz, and Siti Fatimah’s counsel Ahmad Jailani Abdul Ghani for not heeding its order for both of them to hand in their written submissions to the court before Tuesday’s hearing.

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