DAP MP tables motion to ban unilateral conversion of minors

comments     Kow Gah Chie     Published     Updated

PARLIAMENT DAP parliamentarian M. Kulasegaran (Ipoh Barat) ) has tabled a motion to seek the Dewan Rakyat's consent to prohibit the unilateral conversion of minors by amending the law.

His motion was listed as item number 16 in the Parliament's Order Paper.

"The House needs to be informed that the law has to be amended to prevent the unilateral conversion of minors with appropriate law enforcement, following the 2009 Cabinet's directive that children of the estranged couple should remain in the religion of the parent at the point of their marriage," read the motion.

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