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Malaysian Home Ministry obtains stay on 'Allah' ruling | Malaysia's Home Ministry has obtained a stay of execution from High Court Justice Lau Bee Lan on her earlier ruling allowing catholic newspaper the Herald to use the word 'Allah'. Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail said he was
grateful that lawyers representing the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop Murphy
Pakiam, as publisher of the Herald, agreed to the stay, which was granted in chambers.
The Herald editor, Father Lawrence Andrew, said the church agreed to the stay
out of love for the nation. "As Christians we are taught to love and not hate
people. We have no ill-will and we sincerely hope it will simmer down the anger,
protests and demonstrations against the Catholic Church," The Star quoted him,
as saying. Abdul Gani urged the public not to assume something was wrong just
because the matter was raised speedily in court. "I requested for the stay of
execution to be heard quickly. The faster the matter is settled, the better it
will be for everyone in the country. We will try to have the matter heard as soon
as possible in the Court of Appeal. I believe it can be very soon," he said. The
Herald's lawyer, Derek Fernandez, said the Attorney-General requested for the
stay on grounds of national interest. The Home Ministry had filed an appeal at
the court on Monday. |
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