PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Islamic Religious Department's (Jais) raid on the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) is illegal because its officers do not have the power to search premises and seize items, says a senior lawyer.
Lawyer Edmund Bon said the Selangor Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propagation Among Muslims) Enactment 1988 failed to spell out powers for “authorised” officers to search premises and seize items.
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