Man’s suit to be named a Christian moved to Shah Alam High Court
Man’s suit to be named a Christian moved to Shah Alam High Court
The challenge questions the legality of religious identification on MyKad and the jurisdiction of shariah courts.
The challenge was brought by Shameer PV, a 34-year-old legal researcher and law graduate, who claims that his constitutional right to profess Christianity has been infringed, despite having identified himself as a Christian since the age of 18.
Apart from the state government, Shameer has named the federal government and the Selangor Islamic religious council as defendants.
He contends that the word “Islam” has appeared on his identity card since he was 12, pursuant to a regulation introduced under the National Registration Act in 2000.
He argues that the legislation violates Article 11(1) of the Federal Constitution, which guarantees every person the right to profess their chosen religion.
In 2018, he initiated proceedings in the Selangor shariah court, seeking recognition of his Christian faith. However, after 72 sessions, his application was dismissed in January 2026.
The shariah court also directed the relevant Selangor state departments and religious authorities to guide and control his practice of Islam.
On July 6, Shameer filed an originating summons in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, seeking a constitutional determination by the Federal Court on two questions.
The first is whether identifying individuals as Muslims on their identity cards violates freedom of religion, and the second is whether shariah courts have jurisdiction to determine the religious affiliation of individuals who do not profess Islam.
He is also seeking declarations that the regulation is unconstitutional and that the shariah court proceedings against him are void.
His application further concerns the legal recognition of his marriage to his Christian wife and his status as the father of their child.
I thought there is no compulsion in Islam? If so, should it not be a simple case of a person saying he/she no longer accepts Islam as his/her religion and the relevant department simply adjust or amend the records accordingly.
ReplyDeleteOr is "compulsion" the wrong word in this context?
This Religion Does Things To Your Otak……
ReplyDeleteSo do all the different cults of the Abrahamic faith!
DeleteIsaacs Create Value and Wealth…
ReplyDeleteWith Only 10 million population, many of whom have to fight never-ending attacks against them…..
Am Yisrael Chai…..!!!
Israel joins the club of the world’s 25 largest economies for the first time
Congratulations 🇮🇱🎉🎊
https://x.com/doraharond/status/2120412756868231444?a=PMbYqOs9r9l7Mvr8QGk&s=46
wakakaka… via their monyed nurture & practicing shylocky nature!
DeleteUN Is A Joke Which Is Not Funny......Even Tragic, For Women In Iran.....
ReplyDeleteSHAME: The U.N. General Assembly just elected the murderous Islamic Republic of Iran to its Committee for Program and Coordination, the main body shaping the world organization’s priorities on Women’s Rights, Human Rights, Disarmament and Counter-Terrorism. 144 voted for Iran. 🧵
2/ The election took place moments ago—on the basis of the nomination of the Islamic Republic of Iran by a consensus of U.N. Economic and Social Council members including Canada, Austalia, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Spain, Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Switzerland.
3/ Western states who shamefully nominated Iran on April 8 had a moral duty to mobilize world opposition today. They only needed 92 states to not list Iran's name on the ballot. Clearly doable given that, at last year's UNGA, 78 voted to condemn Iran plus another 64 abstained.
https://x.com/JChimirie66677/status/2120612705929162842?a=7r4why1-Sq0ZaY41NWs&s=20
so too all those trolls & golems that have been elected by those Democratic pact to the other UN depts!
DeleteWhat irony that even western member states and EU should have voted Iran to the council. What about ASEAN members?
ReplyDeleteBut then, as proven, the UN as a whole is quite a useless organisation. Imagine Iran to participate in shaping Women’s Rights, Human Rights, Disarmament and Counter-Terrorism.