Malaysian Christians lose frivolous lawsuit against Muslim politician
Judge dismisses sedition case over article accusing Christian missionaries of exploiting poor, uneducated people
Updated: May 10, 2021 04:08 AM GMT
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Malaysian Islamic Party president Abdul Hadi Awang accused Christian missionaries of preying on poor and uneducated people in impoverished communities. (Photo: YouTube)
Malaysia’s High Court has dismissed a “frivolous” lawsuit brought by two Christians against a prominent Muslim politician accused of making seditious statements about Christians.
Maklin Masiau and Lawrence Jomiji Kinsil Maximilhian, from the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, filed a lawsuit last December against Abdul Hadi Awang, president of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), alleging that the politician had libeled Christians in an article published in 2016 by a PAS-run newspaper.
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PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has told civil servants to follow the government s instruction even if they do not support the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
He said those uncomfortable with the government formed by the parties they do not support are morally bound to resign. According to the rules, officers who remained must adhere to the instructions given by the government which is controlled by the ruling parties, although.
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Court strikes out sedition suit against Hadi
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Two practising Christians from Sabah failed in their suit against Abdul Hadi Awang over the PAS president’s alleged seditious statement against followers of the faith.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning allowed Hadi’s application to strike out the originating summons by the two plaintiffs.
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The KL High Court today struck out a suit by two Sabahan Christians against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang over an allegedly seditious statement against Christians in 2016. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 7, 2021.
TWO Sabahan men who sued PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang over an allegedly seditious statement against Christians in 2016 had their suit struck out by the court today.
Media reported that the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed Hadi’s bid to strike out the suit, based on several reasons, including that the case was frivolous and the two plaintiffs had no locus standi to file it.