‘Panel to Have Final Say’

April 13, 2007

Source: The Star Online

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/13/nation/17428052&sec=nation

KUALA LUMPUR: The special commission for religious-sensitive matters will have the final say, if the Cabinet approves its establishment.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz said the proposed commission would focus more on moral obligations in discussing these matters.

“Such issues should be handled in an extra-legal manner as they are very personal and close to the heart for those involved,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby yesterday.

He added that the Government would like to see leaders of the different religions in the commission to ensure deliberations were conducted in a fair manner.

Nazri said the Attorney General’s Chambers was fine-tuning the details on the setting up of the commission, after which the proposal would be submitted to Cabinet for consideration.