Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who is also the head of the state’s Islamic Religious Council or MAINJ, issued an order prohibiting all mosques and surau (little prayer halls) in Johor from holding any talks or conversations about politics.
Following Tuesday’s special meeting of MAINJ, the head of the Johor Islamic Religious Affairs Committee, Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid, was quoted in Malaysian media as having announced the crown prince’s instruction (Jan 17).
Politics ban in Mosques in Johor
The decree, according to Mr Mohd Fared, complies with Section 96 of the 2003 Islamic Religious Administration Enactment (State of Johor). “I would want to emphasise that any holding of political programmes in the mosque will not be allowed at all.”
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