Court allows Muslim convert to return to Buddhism
PENANG: In a landmark case, the Syariah High Court here allowed an application by Muslim convert Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah, 39, to renounce Islam and officially revert to her original faith.
The decision by Perlis Syariah Court chief judge Othman Ibrahim, who presided over the case when he was based in Penang earlier, makes this the first case of its kind in the country whereby a living Muslim convert was allowed to renounce Islam since the Syariah Court Civil Procedure (State of Penang) Enactment 2004 came into force on Jan 1, 2006.
"From the evidence, it is clear that the plaintiff had not practised the teachings of Islam and had maintained her Buddhist faith.
"Although this court views seriously such matters, this court has no choice but to give her the right to return to her original faith," said Othman.
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