KUCHING: Independent assemblyman George Lagong’s open call to
Christian law-makers in Sarawak to band together to guide the “moral and
religious values” of Dayak youths in the face of adverse influences has
received the unanimous support of a Dayak-Iban association.
Lagong’s brazen crusade-like call comes in the wake of simmering
discontent in Sarawak over perceived Islamic influence infused into the
state by the Umno-led federal government.
Impressed by Lagong’s unprecedented call, Sarawak Dayak Iban
Association (Sadia) president Sidi Munan lauded his proposal, saying
that it was “timely and significant”.
“It’s fresh air because such a move is not normally made in the State Legislative Assembly.
“In fact, elements of Christianity together with those of other
religions ought to have been made vital ingredients of a public policy
(by the government).
“It takes a brave man to initiate such a move in the state assembly.
“For that reason, we support the proposal and we would be happy to
participate in the programme if we are taken on board,” Munan said in a
statement yesterday.
He, however, suggested that the proposal by Lagong, who is Pelagus
assemblyman, should also cover Christian Dayak youths in the urban
areas.
“Why confine it to young Dayaks in the rural areas? This is a good proposal and must include the youths in urban areas.
“The older generation of Christians must set a good example and guide
young Dayaks to be resilient in the face of temptation and other forces
of evil,” Munan said, adding that Lagong’s proposal should also seek to
invite the views of “church leaders, clergy and lay workers” who will
make “excellent advisers and instructors”.
Simmering discontent
During the debate on the state 2012 budget last Friday, Lagong had
mooted the proposal “to create a programme that would enhance and
sustain religious values and moral conduct among young Christian Dayaks
in the rural areas”.
Lagong had also praised his Muslim counter parts who he said took time
to organise activities and monitor Muslim youths in their respective
constituencies to ensure they stayed true to their faith and were not
easily influenced.
He urged his Christian peers to imbibe the practices of these Muslim representatives in dealing with Christian Dayak youths.
Since 2009 Sarawak has been feeling the brunt of the Umno-led federal
government’s covert Islamic overtures, which are threatening to tear
apart the state’s socio-cultural fabric.
Christians are incensed over the seizure of thousands of Malay
bibles, the ban on the word “Allah” and alleged rampant conversions in
rural Sarawak.
Most recently, Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian raised the concerns
of parents in rural areas whose children frequented the government-run
Kemas pre-school.
Bian told State Legislative Assembly that parents complained about
teachers in Kemas kindergartens who taught Islamic prayers and practices
to their children who in turn were reciting them at home.
In May this year, senior minister James Masing, along with several
other quarters, had voiced concerns over religious teachers from
Peninsular Malaysia being imported into Sarawak.
Last week, Sarawak Dayak National Union, which has well over 100,000
native members, responding to Bian’s disclosure, demanded that the Taib
Mahmud-led state administration intervene and solve the problem or face
public wrath.
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Outrage over new peaceful assembly law
Malaysian opposition politicians, civil society activists and the legal
fraternity expressed their outrage today over a proposed new law they
say cracks down on the right to peaceful protest.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who is widely tipped to call a snap general election within months, quite unexpectedly announced in September his plan to scrap a range of decades-old draconian laws long criticised as oppressive and outdated.
But critics reacted angrily after the government tabled the Peaceful Assembly Bill in Parliament yesterday, saying that the new law would suffocate legitimate dissent, rather than boost civil liberties.
“This Bill has made meaningless the people’s right to freedom of assembly, in blatant breach of... the federal constitution,” PKR vice-president N Surendran said in a statement.
“It is clear that the real intention of Najib and his government is to make it as difficult and as burdensome as possible for the people to peacefully assemble.”
The reforms come as Najib, who faces a formidable political opposition, tries to boost his uncertain re-election hopes four months after police used teargas and water cannons to crush a street rally calling for electoral reforms.
Rally organiser Ambiga Sreenevasan said the new Bill “will only further stymie legitimate dissent in our country”.
Although the new Bill provides for gatherings without a police permit, it prohibits street protests and bars any gathering within a 50-metre zone around “prohibited areas” such as schools, hospitals and places of worship.
Organisers must also give 30 days' advanced notice before gatherings can proceed, and police can prevent these from taking place if they object to it.
Protesters are liable to fines of up to RM20,000 (US$6,300) for taking part in assemblies that violate the new law.
Bar: Bill needs to be reviewed
Bar council president Lim Chee Wee said the new Bill would be more restrictive than the present law and needed to be reviewed.
“The Bar is surprised that a ‘street protest’ is prohibited, as it is a form of assembly in motion, or procession, that is already legally recognised,” Lim said.
Last month, Najib introduced legislation to repeal two security laws and set free 125 people held under them.
This marked the first step in his avowed campaign to repeal or soften authoritarian laws such as the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows detention without trial and has been used against opponents of the government.
- AFP
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who is widely tipped to call a snap general election within months, quite unexpectedly announced in September his plan to scrap a range of decades-old draconian laws long criticised as oppressive and outdated.
But critics reacted angrily after the government tabled the Peaceful Assembly Bill in Parliament yesterday, saying that the new law would suffocate legitimate dissent, rather than boost civil liberties.
“This Bill has made meaningless the people’s right to freedom of assembly, in blatant breach of... the federal constitution,” PKR vice-president N Surendran said in a statement.
“It is clear that the real intention of Najib and his government is to make it as difficult and as burdensome as possible for the people to peacefully assemble.”
The reforms come as Najib, who faces a formidable political opposition, tries to boost his uncertain re-election hopes four months after police used teargas and water cannons to crush a street rally calling for electoral reforms.
Rally organiser Ambiga Sreenevasan said the new Bill “will only further stymie legitimate dissent in our country”.
Although the new Bill provides for gatherings without a police permit, it prohibits street protests and bars any gathering within a 50-metre zone around “prohibited areas” such as schools, hospitals and places of worship.
Organisers must also give 30 days' advanced notice before gatherings can proceed, and police can prevent these from taking place if they object to it.
Protesters are liable to fines of up to RM20,000 (US$6,300) for taking part in assemblies that violate the new law.
Bar: Bill needs to be reviewed
Bar council president Lim Chee Wee said the new Bill would be more restrictive than the present law and needed to be reviewed.
“The Bar is surprised that a ‘street protest’ is prohibited, as it is a form of assembly in motion, or procession, that is already legally recognised,” Lim said.
Last month, Najib introduced legislation to repeal two security laws and set free 125 people held under them.
This marked the first step in his avowed campaign to repeal or soften authoritarian laws such as the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows detention without trial and has been used against opponents of the government.
- AFP
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
PKR: 'No street protest' rule unfair, unconstitutional
The proposed rule to keep protestors off
the streets stipulated in the Peaceful ASsembly Bill 2011 is both
unconstitutional and unreasonable, said PKR, a party born from reformasi-era street protests.
In a statement today, PKR vice-president N Surendran said the restriction was unreasonable and negates Article 10 of the Federal Constitution on the rights to assembly peacefully.
"There is no such restriction in the laws of other democratic countries such as UK, US, Australia, Canada, Finland or South Africa.
"It is completely inconsistent with international norms and practices as well as the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights," said Surendran, who is also a leading human rights lawyer.
Surendran argued that street protests are normal and harmless form of expression. Moreover, he said it was an integral part of any functioning democracy.
He said that in modern democracies, the police would be managing traffic and other matters to ensure that the street rallies go on peacefully.
IGP given wide powers
On the 30-day notice requirement, Surendran said this is unnecessary and intentionally included to make it as difficult as possible to convene any assembly.
"If the issue is current and of urgency, are we to wait for a month before holding an assembly? Must we wait a month if we want to gather to handover a memorandum to the government?
"In the UK under the Public Order Act 1986 only a six day notice is required. In Western Australia it is 4 days, in South Africa 7 days and in Finland it is only 6 hours," he said.
He adds that Section 8 of the bill which allows the Inspector-General of Police to take "such measures as he deems decessary" to be vague and open to abuse.
"It grants new untramelled powers to the police vis-a-vis public assemblies. Any conditions the police may be allowed to impose must be minimal, limited and clearly spelled out in the bill," he said.
Making process a burden
Surendran said these restrictions proposed in the bill had rendered Article 10 (1) (b) of the Federal Constitution meaningless and the bill itself unconstitutional.
"From the particulars it is clear that the real intention of (the prime minister) and his government is to make it as difficult and burdensome as possible for the rakyat to peacefully assemble.
"We are now indisputably worse off than we were under the provisions of the Police Act 1967," he said.
In his Malaysia Day speech, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak promised to amend Section 27 of the Police Act 1967 as part of a series of reforms to create more democratic space.
Although some Emergency-era laws have been abolished, critics argued that no real reforms in the areas of fundamental liberties have been introduced.
In a statement today, PKR vice-president N Surendran said the restriction was unreasonable and negates Article 10 of the Federal Constitution on the rights to assembly peacefully.
"There is no such restriction in the laws of other democratic countries such as UK, US, Australia, Canada, Finland or South Africa.
"It is completely inconsistent with international norms and practices as well as the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights," said Surendran, who is also a leading human rights lawyer.
Surendran argued that street protests are normal and harmless form of expression. Moreover, he said it was an integral part of any functioning democracy.
He said that in modern democracies, the police would be managing traffic and other matters to ensure that the street rallies go on peacefully.
IGP given wide powers
On the 30-day notice requirement, Surendran said this is unnecessary and intentionally included to make it as difficult as possible to convene any assembly.
"If the issue is current and of urgency, are we to wait for a month before holding an assembly? Must we wait a month if we want to gather to handover a memorandum to the government?
"In the UK under the Public Order Act 1986 only a six day notice is required. In Western Australia it is 4 days, in South Africa 7 days and in Finland it is only 6 hours," he said.
He adds that Section 8 of the bill which allows the Inspector-General of Police to take "such measures as he deems decessary" to be vague and open to abuse.
"It grants new untramelled powers to the police vis-a-vis public assemblies. Any conditions the police may be allowed to impose must be minimal, limited and clearly spelled out in the bill," he said.
Making process a burden
Surendran said these restrictions proposed in the bill had rendered Article 10 (1) (b) of the Federal Constitution meaningless and the bill itself unconstitutional.
"From the particulars it is clear that the real intention of (the prime minister) and his government is to make it as difficult and burdensome as possible for the rakyat to peacefully assemble.
"We are now indisputably worse off than we were under the provisions of the Police Act 1967," he said.
In his Malaysia Day speech, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak promised to amend Section 27 of the Police Act 1967 as part of a series of reforms to create more democratic space.
Although some Emergency-era laws have been abolished, critics argued that no real reforms in the areas of fundamental liberties have been introduced.
It should be named 'Illegal Assembly Bill'
Pakatan Rakyat politicians and civil rights activists are outraged
that the proposed Peaceful Assembly Bill will provide police with
greater powers to curb the constitutional right to assembly.
The tabling of the Bill today includes repealing Section 27 of the Police Act 1967, which has been used to govern public assemblies thus far.
The
main point of contention is that the proposed law provides the
government and the police very wide powers in deciding the venue for an
assembly.
For example, street rallies are explicitly banned. The proposed law also vaguely states that some venues, as defined by the home minister, will also be off-limits.
The Peaceful Assembly Bill states that organisers must give police 30 days' notice - or face a fine of RM10,000.
The Bill also proposes that participants in an assembly deemed illegal face a fine of RM20,000 fine.
In view of the tightening of conditions to hold an assembly, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng remarked that the new law should rightfully be called the 'Illegal Assembly Bill'.
“It is worse than the Police Act... it doesn't even state the number of people that constitute an assembly.
“And the fine, it’s RM20,000 maximum now. Rallies and protests should also be held 50m away from places of worship,” said Lim.
He slammed the new bill, saying it was more restrictive than the existing laws that govern assemblies.
“The way it’s going we can only protest in the jungle! There are mosques, temples and churches are all over the place... so we can’t gather anywhere in Malaysia,” exclaimed the Bagan MP.
He pointed out that such assemblies are organised to express grouses of an agenda.
Citing Penang, as an example, Lim, who is the chief minister of the state, said that there are at least two to three protests in the island state every month.
“They are peaceful so we don’t do anything, we just have to listen to what they have to say. This is not liberation but further oppression,” stressed Lim, flanked by DAP’s Liew Chin Tong (Bukit Bendera) and Teo Nie Ching (Serdang).
Reversal of Najib's promise
PKR central leadership council member Latheefa Koya, who is a practising lawyer, said the Bill in its current form is against Article 10 of the federal constitution.
"The Peaceful Assembly Bill reminds me of Orwell's famous line - War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength," she said on Twitter.
Kampung Tunku state assemblyperson Lau Weng San said the Bill is a "total reversal" of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's famous Malaysia Day speech on Sept 15, when he promised to create more democratic space for Malaysians.
"If this is what the Peaceful Assembly Bill can give us, I have no confidence with the two new laws to replace the Internal Security Act and amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act," Lau said on Twitter.
The tabling of the Bill today includes repealing Section 27 of the Police Act 1967, which has been used to govern public assemblies thus far.
The
main point of contention is that the proposed law provides the
government and the police very wide powers in deciding the venue for an
assembly.For example, street rallies are explicitly banned. The proposed law also vaguely states that some venues, as defined by the home minister, will also be off-limits.
The Peaceful Assembly Bill states that organisers must give police 30 days' notice - or face a fine of RM10,000.
The Bill also proposes that participants in an assembly deemed illegal face a fine of RM20,000 fine.
In view of the tightening of conditions to hold an assembly, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng remarked that the new law should rightfully be called the 'Illegal Assembly Bill'.
“It is worse than the Police Act... it doesn't even state the number of people that constitute an assembly.
“And the fine, it’s RM20,000 maximum now. Rallies and protests should also be held 50m away from places of worship,” said Lim.
He slammed the new bill, saying it was more restrictive than the existing laws that govern assemblies.
“The way it’s going we can only protest in the jungle! There are mosques, temples and churches are all over the place... so we can’t gather anywhere in Malaysia,” exclaimed the Bagan MP.
He pointed out that such assemblies are organised to express grouses of an agenda.
Citing Penang, as an example, Lim, who is the chief minister of the state, said that there are at least two to three protests in the island state every month.
“They are peaceful so we don’t do anything, we just have to listen to what they have to say. This is not liberation but further oppression,” stressed Lim, flanked by DAP’s Liew Chin Tong (Bukit Bendera) and Teo Nie Ching (Serdang).
Reversal of Najib's promise
PKR central leadership council member Latheefa Koya, who is a practising lawyer, said the Bill in its current form is against Article 10 of the federal constitution.
"The Peaceful Assembly Bill reminds me of Orwell's famous line - War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength," she said on Twitter.
Kampung Tunku state assemblyperson Lau Weng San said the Bill is a "total reversal" of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's famous Malaysia Day speech on Sept 15, when he promised to create more democratic space for Malaysians.
"If this is what the Peaceful Assembly Bill can give us, I have no confidence with the two new laws to replace the Internal Security Act and amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act," Lau said on Twitter.
Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 bans street protest
The government tabled the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 in the Dewan Rakyat today to allow for the freedom of peaceful assembly.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz tabled the Bill for its first reading.
Among the main points of the proposed law are:
Prime
Minister Najib Abdul Razak had announced that there would be a review
of Section 27 of the Police Act and the abolition of the Internal
Security Act (ISA) and the Restricted Residence Act during his Malaysia
Day speech on Sept 15.
The Restricted Residence Act and the Banishment Act were repealed last month, while the ISA is expected to be dealt with in March next year.
Nazri had said over the weekend that debate on the Peaceful Assembly Bill has been scheduled for four days, on Nov 24, 29 and 30 and Dec 1.
In addition to the Peaceful Assembly Bill and amendments to the Police Act, four more amendments are tabled today affecting the Criminal Procedure Code, Evidence Act and Standards Act.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz tabled the Bill for its first reading.
Among the main points of the proposed law are:
30 days' advance notice for assemblies, except for those in designated areas as defined by the home minister;
- after notification, the assemblies can proceed, unless there are objections from the police;
- no street protests are allowed;
- no protests in or anywhere in a 50-metre buffer zone around prohibited areas defined in a list, which includes hospitals, schools and places of worship;
- Section 8 allows a police officer 'to take such measures he/she deems necessary' to ensure compliance;
- Section 9(5) allows the police to fine organisers up to RM10,000 if no advance notice of a planned assembly is given to the police;
- Section 20(1)(c) allows police to arrest anyone who brings, allows to come or recruits children for an assembly;
- Section 21(3) allows the police to fine those arrested up to RM20,000;
- those under 21 years of age are not allowed to organise assemblies; and
- children under 15 are not allowed to take part in assemblies, except in cultural or religious events such as funeral corteges or events approved by the home minister.
Prime
Minister Najib Abdul Razak had announced that there would be a review
of Section 27 of the Police Act and the abolition of the Internal
Security Act (ISA) and the Restricted Residence Act during his Malaysia
Day speech on Sept 15.The Restricted Residence Act and the Banishment Act were repealed last month, while the ISA is expected to be dealt with in March next year.
Nazri had said over the weekend that debate on the Peaceful Assembly Bill has been scheduled for four days, on Nov 24, 29 and 30 and Dec 1.
In addition to the Peaceful Assembly Bill and amendments to the Police Act, four more amendments are tabled today affecting the Criminal Procedure Code, Evidence Act and Standards Act.
New law will have detention without trial clause
The new law to replace the Internal Security Act 1960, which will be
repealed, will still provide for detention without trial, says Home
Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.
He said detention without trial was also being practised in some countries in the fight against terrorism, such as through the Patriot Act in the United States and Anti-Terrorism Act in the United Kingdom and Australia.
“The US, UK and Australia all champion human rights, but they have realised that when dealing with militancy and terrorism, they need to have laws of that nature.
“In fact, there are some Malaysians who are being detained by the US in Guatanamo, without trial for many years now. So, please don’t have double standards and we don’t want hypocrisy in this matter,” he said in Putrajaya today.
Hishammuddin,
who had earlier attended the Innovation Day celebration and the
ministry’s monthly assembly, also said that the BNl, as the ruling
government, would be responsible and abide by all new laws to be
implemented in the interest of public well-being.
“We have learned from the experience of countries that have abolished such laws without thinking long and they paid the price,” he added.
On Sept 15, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in his Malaysia Day special address announced that the ISA would be repealed and two new suitable laws formulated to preserve peace, harmony, stability and prosperity in the country.
Asked about new elements to be incorporated in the new laws, Hishammuddin said these would include the period of detention, notice to families of the detainees and for making appeals.
He opined that they would not be difficult to be implemented as the process of replacing the ISA had begun two years ago.
On the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 to be tabled in Parliament next week, he said it was in the final stage of drafting by the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
He said detention without trial was also being practised in some countries in the fight against terrorism, such as through the Patriot Act in the United States and Anti-Terrorism Act in the United Kingdom and Australia.
“The US, UK and Australia all champion human rights, but they have realised that when dealing with militancy and terrorism, they need to have laws of that nature.
“In fact, there are some Malaysians who are being detained by the US in Guatanamo, without trial for many years now. So, please don’t have double standards and we don’t want hypocrisy in this matter,” he said in Putrajaya today.
Hishammuddin,
who had earlier attended the Innovation Day celebration and the
ministry’s monthly assembly, also said that the BNl, as the ruling
government, would be responsible and abide by all new laws to be
implemented in the interest of public well-being.“We have learned from the experience of countries that have abolished such laws without thinking long and they paid the price,” he added.
On Sept 15, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in his Malaysia Day special address announced that the ISA would be repealed and two new suitable laws formulated to preserve peace, harmony, stability and prosperity in the country.
Asked about new elements to be incorporated in the new laws, Hishammuddin said these would include the period of detention, notice to families of the detainees and for making appeals.
He opined that they would not be difficult to be implemented as the process of replacing the ISA had begun two years ago.
On the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 to be tabled in Parliament next week, he said it was in the final stage of drafting by the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Himpun spreads apostasy fight to three more states
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — Organisers of the so-called gathering of a
million Muslims said today it will expand its anti-apostasy campaign to
three other states, despite falling far short of the stated figure in
its October 22 gathering in Shah Alam.
“Himpunan Sejuta Umat (Himpun) will mobilise its movement to every state in line with the Himpun Resolution read in Shah Alam in October,” said its joint chairman Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid.
Azmi estimates 10,000 participants will take part in an upcoming rally at Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh this December 17.
The gathering in Shah Alam last month saw fewer than 10,000 arriving in support of the group’s protest against the purported “challenge of Christianisation”.
The mass rally was mooted following the controversial August 3 raid by Selangor Islamic authorities on Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC), where it was alleged that Christians were converting Muslims.
It is illegal to proselytise Muslims in Malaysia.
Christian leaders have denied the allegations of proselytism, and dismissed Himpun’s stated aim as “irrelevant”.
“In line with the Himpun Resolution during its national gathering, Himpun will move its campaign to other states to voice out their opposition to Christianisation efforts on Muslims by certain groups,” Azmi told a news conference here today.
He said that besides Perak, Himpun will travel to Negri Sembilan and Johor on January 7 and 28 next year, but added the venues for the two states had yet to be finalised.
Azmi stressed that the planned gatherings was about uniting Muslims and strengthening their faith.
“We have full commitment from NGOs at state and national levels... we are not against other religions, but we are against those who are trying to convert Muslims, and [we aim to] become agents to uniting Muslims,” he added.
Azmi said Himpun will remain apolitical but will, from time to time, invite like-minded politicians to their events.
The gathering at Shah Alam drew the backing of Perkasa president and Pasir Mas MP Datuk Ibrahim Ali, and Selangor state exco for Islamic Affairs Datuk Hasan Ali.
“We will also be meeting political parties to explain our actual goals and the purpose for our gathering,” he said.
Besides that, Azmi said Himpun will also meet Islamic religious bodies to discuss ways to strengthen existing laws to tackle the issue of apostasy among Muslims.
“Himpunan Sejuta Umat (Himpun) will mobilise its movement to every state in line with the Himpun Resolution read in Shah Alam in October,” said its joint chairman Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid.
Azmi estimates 10,000 participants will take part in an upcoming rally at Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh this December 17.
The gathering in Shah Alam last month saw fewer than 10,000 arriving in support of the group’s protest against the purported “challenge of Christianisation”.
The mass rally was mooted following the controversial August 3 raid by Selangor Islamic authorities on Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC), where it was alleged that Christians were converting Muslims.
It is illegal to proselytise Muslims in Malaysia.
Christian leaders have denied the allegations of proselytism, and dismissed Himpun’s stated aim as “irrelevant”.
“In line with the Himpun Resolution during its national gathering, Himpun will move its campaign to other states to voice out their opposition to Christianisation efforts on Muslims by certain groups,” Azmi told a news conference here today.
He said that besides Perak, Himpun will travel to Negri Sembilan and Johor on January 7 and 28 next year, but added the venues for the two states had yet to be finalised.
Azmi stressed that the planned gatherings was about uniting Muslims and strengthening their faith.
“We have full commitment from NGOs at state and national levels... we are not against other religions, but we are against those who are trying to convert Muslims, and [we aim to] become agents to uniting Muslims,” he added.
Azmi said Himpun will remain apolitical but will, from time to time, invite like-minded politicians to their events.
The gathering at Shah Alam drew the backing of Perkasa president and Pasir Mas MP Datuk Ibrahim Ali, and Selangor state exco for Islamic Affairs Datuk Hasan Ali.
“We will also be meeting political parties to explain our actual goals and the purpose for our gathering,” he said.
Besides that, Azmi said Himpun will also meet Islamic religious bodies to discuss ways to strengthen existing laws to tackle the issue of apostasy among Muslims.
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