
He said legal experts, lecturers and muftis would take part in the discussion.
“I will hold a roundtable on Wednesday night with legal experts, lecturers and muftis to find a solution to the case,” he said after handing over aid to Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia 2021 candidates here today.
On Monday, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the immediate release of the three children from the care of the social welfare department (JKM) to their mother after allowing the habeas corpus application filed by Loh.
Meanwhile, Idris said the case of a mother of six, Diwiyana Mohammed, whose request for help for her sick mother went viral on social media, should serve as a lesson to all Muslims.
“We should always be the ones who search for poor people and not the other way around.
“We have to look for information from the imam, the village development and security committee and so on,” he said.
Yesterday, JKM said it had approved a monthly aid of RM500 starting next month for Diwiyana.
In a video posted on the TikTok account @dyanamohammed3, Diwiyana had voiced her disappointment with the Perak JKM and the Perak Zakat Board’s lack of attention even though she had spent two years trying to secure assistance for her bedridden mother.
The post has gone viral on social media since Tuesday.