This outcome of this case will to a degree affect some other similar cases that are pending for judgment. Please pray for Malaysia.
Saturday May 26, 2007
Wednesday decision on Lina Joy
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has set next Wednesday for the delivery of its decision on the appeal of Lina Joy against the Court of Appeal's majority ruling two years ago, that the National Registration Department was right in not allowing her application to delete the word "Islam" from her identity card.
Lina, 42, was born to Malay parents. She was brought up as a Muslim but at the age of 26 decided to become a Christian.
In 1999, she changed the name in her identity card to Lina Joy but her religion remained as Islam.
On April 23, 2001, the High Court refused to decide on her application to renounce Islam as her religion on grounds that the Syariah Court should decide the issue.
It also dismissed her application for an order to direct the department to drop the word "Islam" from her identity card.
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