Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email I'll take this as a polite reply from MCA, just glossing over the positives of the judgement. No doubt the Chinese papers would have highlighted the negative impact from the judgement.
Wonder where's MIC's statement? I think can replace "MCA" with "MIC" in the MCA's statement.
MCA lauds ruling on matrimonial disputes
KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA welcomes the Federal Court ruling that the civil court has jurisdiction to hear and decide on matrimonial disputes involving a spouse who has converted to Islam.
Its president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said yesterday that the landmark decision had removed the confusion over the issue of jurisdiction between civil and syariah courts on such matrimonial matters.
On Thursday, the Federal Court ruled that the dispute between R. Subashini and her Muslim-convert husband T. Saravanan over the dissolution of their marriage and child custody would continue to be under the jurisdiction of the civil court.
“We respect Islam. Under the Federal Constitution, the rights of the non-Muslims are protected,” Ong said after chairing the party presidential meeting at Wisma MCA adding that MCA had always voiced out the concern of non-Muslims at Cabinet and government meetings.
