Woman's quest to be declared a non-Muslim rejected by Appeals Court


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 25 Apr 2018

PUTRAJAYA: A Selangor woman born to a Muslim father but raised as a Buddhist by her Buddhist mother has lost her application at the Court of Appeal to be declared a non-Muslim.

This was the unanimous decision of the court, presided by Justice Umi Kalthum alongside Justices Vernon Ong Lam Kiat and Suraya Othman.

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