COMMENT Rooney anak Rebit can expect to maintain a Muslim identity for the rest of his life. He can either secretly attend a church or choose to reside overseas, but it is unlikely in my opinion that he will be able to change the religion on his identity card.

What happens to the 41-year-old Bidayuh is a clear example of how policies at the federal level will ultimately affect the lives of ordinary Sarawakians; therefore, I find it amusing for Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem to even tell the opposition not to talk about the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, when the rest of the world knows about it.

Since the article I wrote was published, except for some polemics, nothing has been done to withdraw his case from the appellate court, after the Kuching High Court had ruled in his favour.