Even though Negri Sembilan has earned praise for requiring people wanting to convert to Islam to first sort out their civil matters, it is not yet the time for celebration, said MCA’s syariah law and policy implementation special task force chairperson Gan Ping Sieu.
Gan pointed out those who insist on converting to Islam without their spouse’s knowledge can still do so in other states, rendering the ruling, which aimed to avoid legal tussles, moot.
“Without disclosing to the non-converting spouse, there is nothing preventing the individual from embracing Islam and registering his or her conversion in another state,” he said in a statement today.
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Gan Ping Sieu points out that one can still register conversion in other states.
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