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Civil court has no power to hear renunciation of Islam, says judge
Only the syariah court has the power to hear matters involving persons seeking to leave Islam, according to a civil court judge.
Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid also ruled that the civil court has no jurisdiction to preside over the matter of a Muslim-born woman who sought to renounce the faith...
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