'Rasul Melayu' case: Civil court rules 2020 detention by Jais unlawful

The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) had wrongly detained a man who had publicly repented for proclaiming himself “Rasul Melayu” (Malay prophet), the civil court ruled. The Kuala Lumpur High Court (Appellate and Special Powers) also struck down a provision in the Selangor syariah enactment empowering the state syariah court to impose bail on suspected persons...