137 Orang Asli seek court order to quash Islam status

One hundred and thirty-seven Orang Asli from the Bateq Mayah ethnic group have turned to the civil court to nullify their Islamic status following an alleged unlawful mass conversion 30 years ago.

The 137 plaintiffs, through the law firm Fahri Azzat & Co, had filed the writ of summons at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Sept 28 last year...