Malaysian CIVIL Court JUDGES Useless and Hopeless Against Syariah Court's Infamous "Body Snatching" from Non-Muslim Families

From Wall Street Journal Asia.

Read HERE full article, "Shariah Creep"

Click HERE the List of Names of CIVIL COURT JUDGES, we deemed as collectively "useless and hopeless" in protecting the religious freedoms and rights of ALL Malaysians as enshrined in the Federal Constitution. (OR see the list of names of the judges BELOW)

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"... Malaysia's (Federal) Constitution guarantees religious freedom, and the dual court system was designed to protect that.

But the system works only IF the right checks and balances are in place to ensure that the Shariah court is NOT abused by Islamic fundamentalists.

The country's political leaders need to EMPOWER the CIVIL courts to make sure all Malaysians have the freedoms they've been promised. "
- Wall Street Journal Asia

A court drama that is playing out in Malaysia this week says a lot about growing tensions between conservative Islam and the rule of law in this Muslim-majority nation that has long been known for its religious tolerance.

It concerns the legal battle for the body of Elangesvaran Benedict, who died June 22 at age 34.

1. As his family mourned his death, Mr. Elangesvaran's body was seized by Islamic authorities, who claimed that he had secretly converted to Islam and must be buried as a Muslim.
   
   
2. The family responded with a court case claiming he was Hindu, but hours before the case was to be heard, a SHARIAH court -- in which NONE of his family was present -- ruled that the deceased was Muslim.
   
   
3. After that, the CIVIL court refused to hear the case.
   
   
4. On Monday ANOTHER CIVIL court refused to issue a staying order while the family appeals the case.
   
   
5. Later that night, the body was buried in a Muslim cemetery, WITHOUT the family's approval.

It's been 20 years since Malaysia's dual court system was enshrined in the constitution: Non-Muslims are tried in civil courts, and Muslims can be tried in Shariah courts, whose scope traditionally has been limited to issues of family law.

This system has always been full of potholes, but in recent years a worrying trend has emerged:

The enlargement of the jurisdiction of the Shariah courts, as civil courts stand by SILENTLY.

In 2005, a Hindu, Maniam Moorthy, was buried as a Muslim after Shariah courts determined that he had converted and civil courts refused to hear the case.

Earlier this year the same thing nearly happened to a Christian woman, Wong Sau Lan, whose body was handed back to her husband only after a Shariah court determined her "conversion" to Islam had been improper.

In 2006, the case of Lina Joy gained attention world-wide when she tried to win legal approval for her conversion from Islam to Catholicism so that she could legally marry her Catholic fiancé. She went into hiding after the court rejected her request.

Malaysia's constitution guarantees religious freedom, and the dual court system was designed to protect that. But the system works only if the right checks and balances are in place to ensure that the Shariah court is not abused by Islamic fundamentalists.

The country's political leaders need to empower the CIVIL courts to make sure all Malaysians have the freedoms they've been promised.

WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA
10/07/08

COMMENTARY

From "The Aisehman" Blog: Read here for more

Excerpts:

"...You know, this country of ours is a beautiful land, filled with beautiful people who are some of the nicest people you can hope to meet.

Of course, there are a few mo...fu...ers here and there who should be lined up against the wall and shot, but overall, we’re a bunch of good people.

We’re the same, you and I, all of us. At the end of the day, all we’re looking for is a decent life for ourselves and our families. All we ask is to be given a shot at it.

But our politicians seem intent on making things difficult, largely because their interests come before ours.

We can’t really believe anyone anymore.

Not the politicians, not the police, not the judges. No one.

Confidence needs to be restored. And at this point, it cannot be restored by the same people doing the same things in the same way that keep f....g us up.

We need a new set of mo....fu..ers. Until then, we are headed for ruin..."

MALAYSIAN JUDICIARY - ROLL CALL

(Non-Muslim Judges in red)

1. Chief Justice Of The Federal Court, Malaysia
   Tun Dato' Seri Abdul Hamid bin Haji Mohamad
   
   
2. President of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia
   Tan Sri Dato' Zaki bin Tun Azmi
   
   
3. Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya
   Tan Sri Dato' Alauddin bin Dato' Mohd. Sheriff
   
   
4. Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
   Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum

JUDGES OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF MALAYSIA (As at 11 DISEMBER 2007)

Dato' Arifin bin Zakaria

Dato' Bentara Istana Dato' Nik Hashim bin Nik Ab. Rahman

Dato' Sri Augustine Paul a/l Sinnappen

Dato' Abdul Aziz bin Mohamad

Dato' Haji Hashim bin Dato' Haji Yusoff

Dato' Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin


JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF MALAYSIA (As at 11 DISEMBER 2007)

Dato' Gopal Sri Ram

Datuk Wira Haji Mohd Ghazali bin Mohd Yusoff

Tengku Dato' Baharudin Shah bin Tengku Mahmud

Dato' James Foong Cheng Yuen

Datin Paduka Zaleha bt. Zahari

Datuk Wira Low Hop Bing

Datuk Haji Suriyadi bin Halim Omar

Dato' Md. Raus bin Sharif

Dato' Abdull Hamid bin Embong

Datuk Zainun bt. Ali

Dato' Hasan bin Lah

Datuk Heliliah bt. Mohd Yusof

Dato' Vincent Ng Kim Khoay

Dato' Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Ishak

Dato' Nihrumala Segara a/l M.K. Pillay

Dato' Wira Abu Samah bin Nordin

Dato' Wan Adnan @ Addinan bin Muhamad

Datuk Sulong bin Matjeraie

Dato' Ahmad bin Haji Maarop

Dato' Sulaiman bin Daud


JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURTS IN MALAYA AND SABAH AND SARAWAK (As at 11 DISEMBER 2007)

Datuk Ian Chin Hon Chong
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kota Kinabalu

Dato' Selventhiranathan a/l Thiagarajah
Hakim Utama Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Dagang)

Dato' Mohd. Hishamudin bin Haji Mohd. Yunus
Hakim Utama Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Dagang)

Dato' Kang Hwee Gee @ Kang Keng Beng
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Dagang)

Dato' Abdul Kadir bin Musa
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. RKKK)

Dato' Tee Ah Sing @ Tee Boon Hooi
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Sivil)

Datuk Abdul Wahab bin Patail
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Sivil)

Dato' Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Johor Bahru

Dato' Azhar @ Izhar bin Haji Ma'ah
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Seremban

Dato' Muhamad Ideres bin Muhamad Rapee
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bah. Sivil)

Datuk Clement Allan Skinner
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kota Kinabalu

Datuk Ramly bin Haji Ali
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Dagang)

Dato' Thiripurasingam a/l Veerasingam
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Ipoh

Dato' Zakaria bin Sam
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Taiping

Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy bin Syed Ahmad
Hakim Utama Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam

Datuk Su Geok Yiam
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam

Dato' Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Pulau Pinang

Dato' Zainal Adzam bin Abd.Ghani
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Alor Setar

Dato' Alizatul Khair bt. Osman Khairuddin
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam

Datuk Wira Mokhtaruddin bin Baki
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Melaka

Dato' Abdul Aziz bin Abd.Rahim
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Miri

Tuan Sangau Gunting
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Sandakan

Puan Lau Bee Lan
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bah. Rayuan dan Kuasa-Kuasa Khas)

Datuk Siti Mariah bt. Haji Ahmad
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Dagang)

Dato' Wan Afrah bt. Dato' Paduka Wan Ibrahim
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Ipoh

Dato' Haji Mohamed Apandi bin Haji Ali
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Jenayah)

Datuk Linton Albert
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuching

Datuk Zaharah bt. Ibrahim
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam

Dato' Azahar bin Mohamed
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Johor Bahru

Dato' Mohamad Zabidin bin Mohd. Diah
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Jenayah)

Dato' Hj. Abdul Halim bin Aman
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuantan

Tuan David Wong Dak Wah
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuching

Dato' Rohana bt Yusuf
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Dagang 4)

Dato' Aziah Bt Ali
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bhg. Sivil 2)

Datuk Nurchaya bt Hj. Arshad
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kota Kinabalu

Dato' Zulkifli bin Bakar
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Miri

Dato' Mohd Zaki bin Md. Yasin
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam

Dato' Mohd. Azman Bin Husin
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kota Bharu

Dato' Mohd. Sofian bin Tan Sri Abd. Razak
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Alor Setar

Dato' Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur

Tuan Abdul Alim bin Abdullah
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Seremban

Dato' Haji Ghazali Bin Haji Cha
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Pulau Pinang

Tuan John Louis O'hara
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Pulau Pinang

Puan Rosnaini Bt. Saub
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Shah Alam

Puan Lim Yee Lan
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur

Puan Suraya Binti Othman
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur (Bah. Jenayah)

Dato' Abdul Rahim bin Uda
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Pulau Pinang

Puan Noor Azian bt. Shaari
Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur