Malaysia Shia (Syiah) March Update

Prosecution of the thought crime continues in Malaysia......

As of March 27 2011, The Malaysian Shia (Syiah) community is told that their hearing that was supposed to occur on March 24th (delayed from March 22) is suspended (yet again!) to an undetermined date.

"just minutes before the supposed hearing, that it was cancelled after all, without any reason and without any definite date for a rescheduled hearing, other than a vague "before the end of May".

The site also contains a map of Malaysia showing where the Shia (Syiah) community is currently living. Going to court is not a simple process ….

"The conduct of the prosecutor is too inconsiderate for words to describe. Imagine the anxiety and cost involved, for people to have to hastily take time off work, prepare for their elderly parents' and young children's care in their absence, as well as for the journey to the sharia court far away. Some of them are too poor to own cars and have to book overnight bus tickets for the journey. See the map to get an idea of the distance they had to travel to respond to this last-minute announcement."

The Malaysian Shia (Syiah) community pleaded with the prosecutor and JAIS (Selangor Religious Authority/Department) to be more considerate of the hardships of the people that they are prosecuting currently.