#KiniNews: Court ruling on Allah case is specific to Sarawak, not tied to other states - PM

[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today indicated that the Kuala Lumpur High Court's ruling in the Jill Ireland case regarding the use of the word “Allah” by Christians, is only applicable to Sarawak.

He said this as Sarawak has its own rules regarding the matter.

"This is specific to Sarawak. Sarawak is not tied to other states' decisions. So it does not apply to Malacca, Penang, Selangor. It is specific to Sarawak," Anwar told reporters in Malacca today.

He said this when asked to comment on the government's decision to withdraw its appeal in the Ireland case.

Earlier today, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the government is in the midst of reviewing a more comprehensive directive on the use of the words “Allah”, “baitullah", "solat" and "kaabah" in line with the interest of multi-racial and multi-religious communities in the country.

Umno ministers, meanwhile, plan to discuss the recent development in the cabinet after the withdrawal prompted outrage from Muslim conservatives.
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