A Srimurugan, who is leading Loh Siew Hong’s legal team, also condemned the intimidation, pressure, and smear campaign some quarters have started against their client.

“We urge all parties to refrain from making any statements pertaining to the case as it might incite hatred and cause unnecessary tension among various races in the country,” he said in a statement.

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“While we respect the freedom of speech and expression of every citizen in this country, we urge religious figures not to produce any more videos or make any further comments pertaining to the case or against Loh Siew Hong,” he said.

Srimurugan said this matter is now pending before the court and hoped that the matter will not be politicised and the legal process be allowed to take its own course.

“We believe in the legal process and we place our trust in the judiciary to resolve the dispute between the parties amicably,” he added.

Srimurugan was responding to a warning from PAS earlier today against anyone trying to nullify the conversion of Loh’s children.

The party’s information chief, Khairil Nizam Khirudin, said the children’s conversion to Islam was based on their “understanding, awareness and willingness as free human beings (to be converted) as a result of their Islamic studies and education”.

Khairil said the High Court decision to direct the welfare department to hand the children over to Loh only involved their custody and did not touch on the status of their conversion to Islam.

He urged all Muslims in the country, especially politicians, academics, religious leaders, and NGOs to unite to safeguard the faith of the 14-year-old twin girls and 10-year-old boy.

Last month, Loh obtained custody of her children from the Perlis religious authorities.

Last week, she filed a judicial review in the High Court for leave to seek a declaration that her former husband was legally unfit to convert the children to Islam.

She is also asking for a declaration that a provision in the Perlis state enactment that allows for a parent to unilaterally convert minor children is unconstitutional.

Loh wants an order of certiorari to quash the registration of conversion dated July 7, 2020, issued by the registrar.

She has named the registrar of mualaf, the Perlis religious and Malay customs council (MAIPs), state mufti Asri Zainul Abidin and the state government as respondents.

Her lawyers said she decided to act after MAIPs sought to intervene in her divorce petition to maintain her children’s Islamic faith.