Malaysian Christians lose 'frivolous' lawsuit against Muslim politician

Malaysian Christians lose 'frivolous' lawsuit against Muslim politician
Judge dismisses sedition case over article accusing Christian missionaries of exploiting poor, uneducated people
Updated: May 10, 2021 04:08 AM GMT
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Malaysian Islamic Party president Abdul Hadi Awang accused Christian missionaries of preying on poor and uneducated people in impoverished communities. (Photo: YouTube)
Malaysia’s High Court has dismissed a “frivolous” lawsuit brought by two Christians against a prominent Muslim politician accused of making seditious statements about Christians.
Maklin Masiau and Lawrence Jomiji Kinsil Maximilhian, from the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, filed a lawsuit last December against Abdul Hadi Awang, president of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), alleging that the politician had libeled Christians in an article published in 2016 by a PAS-run newspaper.

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