Federal Court rules jurisdiction to hear apostasy cases lies with syariah court


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

KUCHING: The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by four persons in Sarawak to have their apostasy cases heard in the civil court.

A five-member panel of judges chaired by Court of Appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin unanimously ruled that the syariah court in Sarawak has jurisdiction to hear apostasy cases.

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