Placing Jakim officers in govt depts may be unconstitutional, says group

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MCCBCHST expresses concern over reports that Jakim officers will be placed in every government department to ensure decisions align with Islamic principles.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/02/placing-jakim-officers-in-govt-depts-may-be-unconstitutional-says-group/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MCCBCHST #Jakim

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00:00The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism

00:08said it is concerned over purported plans to place Islamic Development Department officers

00:13in every government department. It said JAKIM's encroachment into the public sphere may be

00:18unconstitutional, potentially affecting the fundamental rights guaranteed to all Malaysians.

00:25While supporting Article 3 Sub 1 of the Federal Constitution which stipulates that Islam is the

00:31religion of the Federation, it argued that JAKIM's role in ensuring government policies

00:36aligned with Islamic principles would fall outside the constitutional scope of the term

00:41Islam as interpreted by the courts. It said JAKIM's involvement in government policy making

00:47could be unconstitutional as the public sphere only includes Islamic acts related to rituals

00:53and ceremonies, adding that this legal position is well established. It was referring to the

00:59Supreme Court judgment in 1988 in the case of Che Omar bin Che Soh, the public prosecutor,

01:06which defined Islam under Article 3 as relating only to rituals and ceremonies.

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