Blasphemy law in Malaysia

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• Adds new historical cases that expand the legal scope of Sharia courts in Malaysia (Kelantan 2000) and appellate jurisdiction (2002). This changes readers' understanding of where and how religious law applies to people who have ceased to be Muslims.

Add: In 2000 the Sharia High Court in the state of Kelantan sentenced four persons to three years in prison for disregarding a lower court's order to recant their deviant beliefs and return to the true teachings of Islam The civil High Court rejected the argument that Sharia has no jurisdiction over people who have ceased to be Muslims In dismissing the appeal the Court of Appeal in August 2002 ruled that only the Sharia court has jurisdiction to. Add: The civil High Court rejected the argument that Sharia has no jurisdiction over people who have ceased to be Muslims In dismissing the appeal the Court of Appeal in August 2002 ruled that only the Sharia court has jurisdiction to.

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