Govt’s decision a big let-down, say lawyers


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 10 Apr 2019

PETALING JAYA: The government’s decision not to reintroduce Clause 88A to amend the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act (LRA) to deal with the issue of unilateral conversion of minors is a “big let-down”, according to some lawyers. They said there should be more “political will” to make changes to the law to resolve the long-standing issue.

Chairman of the Indira Gandhi Action Team (Ingat) Arun Dorai­samy said they felt that the government’s response in Parliament was disappointing as there had been a consensus in the Cabinet since 2009 that the issue should be addressed via the law.

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