Following an alleged illegal mass conversion 30 years ago, 137 Orang Asli from the Bateq Mayah ethnic group petitioned the civil court to have their Islamic status annulled. On Sep. 28, last year, the 137 plaintiffs filed a writ of summons at the Kuala Lumpur High Court through the law…
It was also alleged that a Jakoa officer had warned them that they would not be allowed to live in the village anymore and their houses and crops would be destroyed.