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PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court set December 16 to hear a woman’s appeal to be declared non-Muslim.
Rosliza Ibrahim, 38, of a Muslim father but raised as a Buddhist by her Buddhist mother, is seeking a statement that she is a Buddhist and not a Muslim.
The date was set after the matter came up today for case management through an electronic review with Deputy Registrar Azniza Mohd Ali.
The senior federal attorney, Shamsul Bolhassan, when contacted, confirmed the new date set for the hearing.
The Attorney General’s Office (AGC) appears on behalf of the government as amicus curiae (friend of the court) on appeal.
Rosliza’s appeal was initially scheduled to be heard before a nine-member bench chaired by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat on October 6. However, it was postponed as a member of the legal team of the Islamic Religious Council of Selangor (Mais) was quarantined after having been in close contact with a cabinet minister who tested positive for Covid-19.
Attorney Aston Paiva, representing Rosliza, attended the electronic review procedure on Tuesday (October 20), while Selangor State Deputy Legal Counsel Siti Fatimah Talib acted for the Selangor government, and federal attorney M. Kogilambigai, for the AGC. Attorney Azman Marsallah represented Mais.
In her initial subpoena filed in 2015, Rosliza requested a declaration that she was not Muslim and therefore the Sharia Court had no jurisdiction over her, as she claimed that she was born out of wedlock to a Muslim father and late mother. buddhist.
He lost his case in Shah Alam High Court because it was dismissed on June 22, 2017, and his appeal in the Court of Appeal was also dismissed on April 25, 2018.
The then judicial commissioner of the High Court, Datuk Seri Tun Abd Majid Tun Hamzah (now a High Court judge) held that the evidence presented by Rosliza only showed that no marriage was registered, adding that not registering a marriage was not proof that no such marriage existed.
On January 20 of this year, the Federal Court granted Rosliza’s request for authorization to appeal on two legal issues for determination by the Federal Court.- Bernama
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