Church association disappointed by heckling of archbishop


KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) regrets the behaviour of some youths who heckled Catholic Archbishop of Kuching Simon Poh outside the courthouse here after a Federal Court ruling on the jurisdiction of apostasy cases on Tuesday (Feb 27).

"It is very regrettable that this rowdy and unruly behaviour has transpired and encroached into the shores of our peace-loving people of Sarawak," ACS chairman Rev Datuk Dr Justin Wan said.

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