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SIB appeals denial of access to 'Allah' ban documents

A notice of appeal has been filed by Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) over the decision not to grant it access to Cabinet documents that led to the 1986 ban on the usage of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims.

“We will also file a stay application of proceedings (for this appeal be heard first),” SIB lawyer Lim Heng Seng told Malaysiakini.

The notice of appeal was filed two weeks ago, before the lapse of the 30-day deadline, but case management was carried out yesterday.

On Oct 16, Justice Nor Bee Ariffin had ruled that the Cabinet documents that led to the “Allah” ban directive are under the Official Secrets Act 1972 (OSA), and hence cannot be produced.

SIB, sometimes referred to as the Sabah Evangelical Church, had sought the documents as part of its discovery in its judicial review application, in relation to the seizure of religious literature containing the word “Allah” in 2007...

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