Govt dropped appeal in 'Allah' use case as it was already policy, says Anwar


REMBAU: The government dropped its appeal against the High Court decision, which allowed the word "Allah" to be used by non-Muslims in publications for educational purposes in Sarawak as it already being practised, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said filing an appeal over the matter – which was already a policy – was a futile attempt.

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