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Lina Joy, a former computer saleswoman disowned by her Muslim family for converting to Christianity, had appealed to the federal court seeking government recognition of her conversion. Malaysia¡¯s Islamic law courts, whose jurisdiction applies to more than half the country¡¯s 27m population, consider conversions a crime.
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The latest court ruling suggests that people born as Muslims in Malaysia do not have a choice of religion in spite of constitutional guarantees. It could thus strengthen fears among Malaysia¡¯s ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities about what they believe is the increasing Islamisation of the country.
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The federal court in a 2-1 decision concluded that secular courts could not interfere with decisions made by Islamic shariah courts on issues of Muslim family law. The court¡¯s lone non-Muslim judge dissented from the majority decision, saying Ms Joy should have the freedom to choose her religion.
¿¬¹æ¹ý¿øÀÇ 2-1(¹ý°üÀÇ ¼ö¸¦ ¸»ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀÌ ¾Æ´Ò±î ÃßÃøÇØ º¾´Ï´Ù...) ÆÇ°áÀº ÀÏ¹Ý ¹ý¿ø(ºñ Á¾±³Àû ¹ý¿ø)Àº ¹«½½¸² °¡Á·¹ýÀÇ ³íÀïÀÌ Shariah À̽½¶÷ ¹ý¿ø¿¡ ÀÇÇØ °áÁ¤µÈ »çÇ×ÀÓÀ¸·Î °£¼· ÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø´Ù°í °áÁ¤À» Áö¾ú´Ù. ¹ý¿øÀÇ À¯ÀÏÇÑ ºñ À̽½¶÷ÀÎ ¹ý°üÀº Ms Joy´Â ±×³àÀÇ Á¾±³¸¦ ¼±Åà ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÀÚÀ¯¸¦ ¹Ýµå½Ã °¡Á®¾ß ÇÑ´Ù¸é À̹ø ÆÇ°á¿¡ ¹Ý´ë Çß´Ù.
The decision will strengthen the powers of the shariah courts. It could also limit the intervention of the secular courts in other family disputes involving Muslims and non-Muslims.
À̹ø ÆÇ°áÀº Shariah ¹ý¿øÀÇ ¿µÇâ·ÂÀ» Áõ´ë ½Ãų °Í °°´Ù. ÀÌ´Â ¶ÇÇÑ À̽½¶÷±³Àΰú ºñ À̽½¶÷±³Àΰú °ü·ÃµÈ °¡Á· ºÐÀï¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÀÏ¹Ý ¹ý¿øÀÇ °£¼·À» ¾ïÁ¦ ÇÒ °ÍÀÌ´Ù.
Ms Joy had been seeking to have the government remove the word ¡°Islam¡± from the religion category on her state identity card without seeking shariah court approval. She argued that the jurisdiction of the Islamic court no longer applied to her once she converted to Christianity.
Ms Joy´Â Shariah ¹ý¿øÀÇ Çã°¡ ¾øÀÌ Shariah ÁÖ¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ¹ß±ÞµÇ´Â ½ÅºÐÁõ³»¿¡ Á¾±³¸¦ ³ªÅ¸³»´Â Ä«Å×°í¸®³» À̽½¶÷À̶ó´Â ´Ü¾î¸¦ Á¤ºÎ¸¦ ÅëÇØ »èÁ¦ Çϱâ À§ÇÑ ¹æ¹ýÀ» ã°í ÀÖ¾ú´Ù. ±×³à´Â ±âµ¶±³ÀÎÀ¸·Î °³Á¾ÇÑ ÀÌÈÄ ºÎÅÍ À̽½¶÷ ¹ý¿øÀÇ ÆÇ°áÀº ´õÀÌ»ó Àû¿ëµÇÁö ¾Ê´Â´Ù¸ç °ÇÏ°Ô ¹Ý¹ßÇß´Ù.
Muslim groups welcomed the decision as offering greater protection for Islam, which they say is under threat from liberal influences.
ÇÑÆí, ¹«½½¸² »çȸ´Â À̹ø ÆÇ°áÀ» À̽½¶÷À» À§ÇÑ Áß´ëÇÑ º¸È£¸¦ Á¦°øÇÏ´Â °áÁ¤À¸·Î Å©°Ô ȯ¿µÇß´Ù.
¡°It should be seen as a rejection of attempts by certain individuals, certain parties to deconstruct and revamp our current formula,¡± said Yusri Mohammad, the head of the Muslim Youth Movement.
"ÀÌ´Â ÇöÀç À̽½¶÷ »çȸ¸¦ °³Á¶ÇÏ°í ÇØüÇÏ·Á´Â ƯÁ¤ ´Üü³ª °³ÀÎÀÇ ÀÇÇÑ ÇàÀ§µéÀÇ °ÅÀýÀ̶ó°í º¸¿© Á®¾ß¸¸ ÇÑ´Ù"¸ç Mudlim Youth MovementÀÇ È¸ÀåÀÎ Yusri Mohammad´Â ¸»Çß´Ù.
The decision will affect several other pending high-profile cases, including ones involving the custody of children born to parents of different faiths.
À̹ø ÆÇ°áÀº ºÎ¸ð¿Í Á¾±³Àû ½Å³äÀÌ ´Ù¸¥ ÀÚ³àµéÀÇ °¨±Ý°ú °ü·ÃµÈ »ç°ÇµéÀ» Æ÷ÇÔÇÏ¿© ÇöÀç °è·ùÁßÀÎ ¸î °³ÀÇ »ç°Çµé¿¡µµ ¿µÇâÀ» ¹ÌÄ¥ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ.
¡°It¡¯s a major blow and a grievous setback to Malaysia as a secular nation,¡± said Lim Kit Siang, leader of the Democratic Action party, the country¡¯s biggest opposition group.
"ÀÌ´Â ¸»·¹À̽þư¡ Á¾±³Àû ÀÚÀ¯¸¦ ºÎ¿©ÇÏ´Â ±¹°¡¶ó´Â »ç½Ç¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¸·´ëÇÑ ¼ÕÇØÀÌ¸ç ½½Ç Åðº¸ÀÌ´Ù"¸ç ¸»·¹À̽þÆÀÇ ÃÖ´ë ¹Ý´ë ±×·ìÀÎ Democratic Action PartyÀÇ ¸®´õÀÎ Lim Kit SiangÀº ¸»Çß´Ù.
¡°It has cast shadows over fundamental liberties and civil rights in the country.¡±
"ÀÌ´Â ¸»·¹ÀÌ½Ã¾Æ ³»ÀÇ ±âº»ÀûÀÎ ÀÚÀ¯¿Í ½Ã¹Î±Ç¿¡ ±×¸²ÀÚ¸¦ µå¸®¿ü´Ù."
Ms Joy, who has said she fears for her life due to publicity over the case, could now be subject to punishment for apostasy if the Islamic courts decide to pursue the case.
À̹ø ÀÏÀÌ ´ë´ëÀûÀ¸·Î °ø·ÐÈ µÈ °Í ¶§¹®¿¡ ±×³àÀÇ »î¿¡ À§ÇùÀ» ´À³¤´Ù°í ¸»Çß´ø Ms Joy´Â À̽½¶÷ ¹ý¿øÀÌ À̹ø »ç·Ê¸¦ ´õ¿í Áý¿äÇÏ°Ô ÆÄ°íµç´Ù¸é ¹è±³¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Ã³¹úÀ» ¹ÞÀ» °¡´É¼ºµµ ÀÖ´Ù.
In Malaysia, the offence is punishable by fines and jail sentences, with some offenders sent to rehabilitation centres.
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