April 29 Hearing For Maips Bid To Intervene In Loh S Divorce Proceedings

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The Kuala Lumpur High Court has set April 29 to hear the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council's (Maips) application to intervene in the divorce proceedings between single mother Loh Siew Hong and Muslim convert Muhammad Nagahswaran Muniandy.
The council is seeking locus standi (legal standing) in the divorce proceedings so that it could apply to vary Loh's custody order over her three unilaterally-converted children.
It was previously reported that the state religious council sought this to safeguard the Islamic education of Loh's three children.
In a media statement this morning, Maips' lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla said that the hearing date was fixed during today's case management of the intervenor application before High Court judicial commissioner Evrol Mariette Peter.
He also said that the High Court today issued an order to "forbid all parties, normal media or social media" from publishing the names of the three children.
Counsel Zainul Rijal also represented the state religious council.
Lawyers A Srimurugan & Shamser Sing Thind appeared for Loh, while her ex-husband was not represented.
On Feb 21, the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed Loh's habeas corpus application to be reunited with her three children.
Nagahswaran, who is in jail on drug-related charges, was alleged to have unilaterally converted the children to Islam without Loh's knowledge and consent.
The single mother obtained full custody of the children in December last year.
It was also previously reported that Loh is seeking to file a separate legal bid to nullify the unilateral conversion of her three children. - Mkini

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