Its president Lee Min Choon, who was met this morning before his meeting with Jais, repeated BSM’s proposal that the state formally endorse the federal Cabinet’s 10-point solution, noting this would help prevent more incidents like last week’s raid at its premises. “I would call upon the Selangor state government, forget politics, think of the people. “Forget your differences with Barisan Nasional and think of the welfare of the people,” Lee said. “The federal government has gone very far to give the 10 points. We believe that it is a good enough solution for the moment, it may not be perfect but it is good enough for the moment,” he added, Lee pointed out that the 10-point deal, which was mooted in 2011 by the Najib government, has worked for two years so far. Under the deal, the government allowed the import of the bible in all languages into Malaysia. The only condition placed on the printing, import and distribution of the holy books is that the Malay or Bahasa Indonesia versions used in the peninsula must have the words “Christian Publication” and a cross sign stamped on their front covers. “We call upon the state government to also do their part that this is the right thing to do and they should formally endorse the 10-points and incorporate it into their state policy,” he said. Last Thursday, Jais raided BSM’s office, seizing copies of both the Malay and Iban language bibles that contain the word “Allah”, while two BSM officials, including Lee, were also held by police. The Selangor Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propogation Among Muslims) EnacTment 1988, passed by the then Barisan Nasional state government, prohibits non-Muslims in Selangor from using 35 Arabic words and phrases in their faith, including “Allah”, “Nabi” (prophet), “Injil” (gospel) and “Insya’Allah” (god willing). Three days ago, Selangor’s state executive councillor in charge of religious affairs Sallahen Mukhyi said Jais had acted within its jurisdiction and in accordance with its standard operating procedures, but conceded that the authority’s operational guidelines should be revised to prevent unnecessary anxiety. After a week long silence, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim ordered Jais to return the bibles on Wednesday, provided the scriptures containing the word “Allah” complied with the federal government’s 10-point solution. Today, Lee said BSM was just caught in between the state and the federal government, each with its way to address the situation. ”Governments try their best to address situations and sometimes they find that whatever solutions that come through does not cover everything. ”The cause of this incident is because there is a 10-point solution which was given by the federal government but now we find that a state for example, find that it is not a party to the 10-point solution and it feels that it has to address the situation in a different way. ”We are just caught in between. We realised that 10-point is for federal, it may not apply to the states,” he said, stressing the need for the state and federal government to work together to resolve the contentious issue. BSM has insisted that it has complied with all the conditions set out in the 10-point agreement, with the bible distributor saying its customers are not just limited to the churches in Sabah and Sarawak, but also includes Sabahan and Sarawakian Christians, Orang Asli churches and other Malay-speaking Christians in the peninsula. In 2009, the Home Ministry impounded BSM’s shipment of 5,000 Malay-language bibles - better known as Al Kitab - imported from Indonesia from the port, and were released two years later after Najib’s administration stepped in.