SIS’s lawyer, A. Surendra Ananth that the Selangor Islamic Religious Council’s representative asked the court for a deferment due to medical reasons and the judge then fixed the next hearing date for June 17. — Reuters pic
“It was supposed to go on for hearing today, but because of the medical emergency today, we could not proceed. On October 31, 2014, three applicants ― the company SIS Forum Bhd that operates SIS; the group’s co-founder, Zainah Anwar; and former minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim ― filed for judicial review of the fatwa and named the Selangor Fatwa Committee, Mais, and the Selangor state government as respondents.
It further deemed any publication with elements of liberalism and religious pluralism as “haram”, or prohibited, and liable for seizure by religious authorities.
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