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KUALA LUMPUR: A converted Muslim mother had unilaterally converted her two children to Islam despite shared custody during the divorce proceedings, a High Court heard here.
Lawyer K. Shanmuga, who acted for the Buddhist businessman, said in the present case, both mother and father needed to give their consent to convert their two children.
Shanmuga said that the 42-year-old mother had converted her eight-year-old daughter into four- She went to federal territory, when she did not even live there, to convert the children.
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& # 39; "The children were too young when they pronounced the" Assertion of Faith (Kalimah Syahadah) on May 11, 2016, "Shanmuga submitted to the High Court yesterday (Judge of Appeal and Special Powers) Judge Azizah Nawawi [19659002] "They did not understand the meaning of this.The children were informed of the meaning in English."
The conversion of the two children to Islam had caused an argument between their converted Muslim mother and their Buddhist father.
The mother had been converted to Islam in December 2015 and had obtained custody of the two children of the Shah Alam High Court in April 2004. The children had been converted to Islam. Islam May 11, 2016.
Shanmuga added that the Federal Court has already ruled that the Constitution requires both parents, if both
Meanwhile, the lawyer Nizam Bashir, who was appearing for the Registrar of the Federal Territories of Muallaf (new converts), said that the father of the businessman had been granted visiting rights for the children while he was still alive. the mother had sole custody, custody and control of the children.
In his application filed June 14, 2016, the father of the businessman appointed the Director General of Jawi (Federal Territories Department), the Registrar of Federal Territories Muallaf, the Director General of the Ministry of Education, the federal government and the mother of 42 years as defendants.
The father sought leave to initiate a judicial review to cancel the conversion of his then eight-year-old daughter and four-year-old son by his Muslim converted wife.
The Buddhist father also seeks an injunction to prevent the respondents and each of them from registering or registering any change of children's religion to Islam.
He also wants an order to revoke all documents that are in the possession of the Registrar of Muallaf or Ministry of Education.
He asks for a declaration that the conversion certificate both children are null and void.
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