Court Declines to rule on Borders’ Appeal

July 31, 2012

Court Declines to rule on Borders' Appeal

by Hazlan Zakaria@www.malaysiakini.com

The Kuala Lumpur Appellate and Special Powers Court has declined to rule on the application by book retailer Borders to stay Syariah Court proceedings against store manager Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz, pending the disposal of a judicial review.

Judge Rohana Yusof made the decision in chambers today in the presence of lawyers representing both parties.

NONE"She doesn't want to be seen as usurping the powers of the Syariah Court," Rosli Dahlan, counsel for Borders said when met after.

He added that the judge advised the book retailer to file an application for a stay in the Syariah Court itself, as she doesn't think it apt for the civil courts to rule on an ongoing Syariah case.

Nik Raina (left) has already been charged in the Syariah Court for distributing materials that goes against Islamic teachings after a Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) raid on a Borders outlet found Malay language copies of the latest book by controversial Canadian author Irshad Manji, 'Allah Liberty & Love'.

The Islamic authority has declared the book to be unsuitable for Muslims as it allegedly contains teachings that goes against Islamic mores.

Rosli said that Borders will go to the Syariah Court and file an application for stay of the proceedings, but will also appeal against Rohana's decision.


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