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Covert conversion video of minors unlawful, preacher ordered to remove it
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has declared a video by Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong, which promoted covert religious conversions of underage children, as unlawful and unconstitutional.
Judge Amarjeet Singh ordered Firdaus to take down the video from social media and imposed a ban on him from publishing any similar content in the future.
According to FMT, the court also directed him to pay...
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has declared a video by Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong, which promoted covert religious conversions of underage children, as unlawful and unconstitutional.
Judge Amarjeet Singh ordered Firdaus to take down the video from social media and imposed a ban on him from publishing any similar content in the future.
According to FMT, the court also directed him to pay RM10,000 in costs to eight non-Muslim parents who brought the case.
In June last year, Firdaus sparked outrage by uploading a TikTok video in which he coached a man on how to respond to minors seeking to covertly convert to Islam.
The video quickly went viral, triggering a wave of police reports against the preacher.
In response, authorities launched an investigation under Section 505(c) of the Penal Code, which deals with statements likely to incite public unrest.
The scandal prompted a group of parents to take legal action, filing a suit on July 18 last year, seeking both a formal declaration and an injunction.
The parents’ counsel, M Visvanathan, argued that Firdaus’ video violated Article 12(4) of the Federal Constitution, which gives parents or legal guardians the exclusive right to determine the religion of minors. By encouraging secret conversions, Firdaus had clearly overstepped this constitutional boundary, he said.
Visvanathan further contended that the High Court is empowered, under Section 25 and the Second Schedule of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964, to uphold and enforce the fundamental rights outlined in Part II of the Constitution.
Sanjay Nathan and Pushan Qin Nathan also represented the group of parents in the case.
Meanwhile, Firdaus’ lawyer, Norazali Nordin, told the court he would seek instructions from his client on whether to appeal the ruling.
‘Secret conversion’ video
The video in question allegedly featured the preacher conducting a Q&A session during a public event.
Initially, a widespread misconception linked the session to Firdaus advising a schoolteacher, sparking alarm among non-Muslim parents over the potential influence on their children in national schools. This led to growing demands to ban the preacher from entering educational institutions.
However, it was later clarified that the individual in the video was not a teacher, but a writer and TikTok influencer.
During the session, Firdaus was reportedly asked how to respond when underage non-Muslim teenagers express a desire to convert to Islam.
He allegedly encouraged such conversions while advising that they be kept unregistered and hidden from public knowledge.
Firdaus was also said to have offered guidance on how these minors could practice Islam in secret, effectively concealing their new faith from their families and communities.
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