KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The Muslim Scholars Association of Malaysia (PUM) has removed its statement claiming “violence” may occur if police try to retrieve a Hindu mother’s daughter from her Muslim convert ex-husband.
It is unclear what prompted the group to delete the statement that had been posted on its official page.
Malay Mail yesterday reported the group’s statement, in which it claimed “violence” could take place unless police stop their pursuit of Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, who abducted his daughter Prasana Diksa from M. Indira Gandhi in 2009.
“We are concerned that if it is carried out, there is a possibility of conflict between religious adherents in this country that may spark violence in society,” its president Datuk Abdul Halim Abd Kadir said in the now deleted statement.
Malay Mail was able to preserve the statement prior to its removal.
In a landmark ruling on Monday, the Federal Court annulled the unilateral conversion of Indira’s three children by Muhammad Riduan from 2009.
Following the decision, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun also pledged that his men will keep hunting Muhammad Riduan to execute a court order Indira previously obtained to compel the agency to retrieve and return Prasana to her.
