Decision to drop appeal over 'Allah' use due to administrative contradiction from 1986, says Saifuddin

PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry's move to withdraw the appeal against the decision of the Kuala Lumpur High Court regarding the use of the word "Allah", amongst others, is due to a contradiction found between a Home Ministry administrative order and a Cabinet decision made in 1986, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The Home Minister said this was related to the confiscation of published materials at that time and not a theological issue involving the use of the words.