Bullshitter

He said the mediation process would be informal and requires a suitable platform to be implemented to help the parties involved, apart from the court context. "This is because it involves a dispute between a Muslim and non-Muslim, namely a non-Muslim father and Muslim mother and child, without prejudicing any party... apart from it involving two different courts, namely civil and syariah.

"We do not want any party to take this opportunity to cause conflict and unrest. We want to create a society that is united and understanding," he said when met at a ceremony to introduce a copy of the Quran published by Karya Bestari, Karangkraf Book Group in conjunction with the 40th Kuala Lumpur International Book Festival yesterday.

AyuhMy : What is there to mediate when the constitution clear cut- NO unilateral conversion..! Do not try to continue to fool the nons with these tipu helah tactics. Be fair, truthful, honest and respectful as what all religion teaches.

LimePanther5220 : The law is there. The court has issued an order. If everyone respects the law and the court, why is there a need to mediate? I am sure, in this particular case, if the court order had been in favour of the Muslim mother, there would never have been this proposal to set up the mediation centre.

This madani government is at least 6 months old and this idea was not mooted to handle the Indira Gandhi and Loh Siew Hong cases which have yet to be resolved. Why now? If the mediation centre comes about, I won’t be surprised most cases mediated will be skewed in one direction only.

It is a naughty attempt to rob the minority groups of court decisions which favour them. Is there any difference between this madani government and PN?

BOBBYO : If you cannot even respect the Constituition, where the rights of every one is laid down in black and white, how are you going to honour the arrangement agreed between the various parties involved in a dispute. On many occassions even the Judges order is not even fulfilled by the legal authorities who have sworn to uphold the law.

We have to first set an agreement that we will abide by the laws written in the Constituition, before such an arrangement can be made. No religion or authority have more power in this dialogue or agreement.

Vijay47 : I suppose at this juncture I should be gushing about what a brilliant, better mouse-trap idea this is to resolve the differences arising from race and religion, a refreshing change to convert our beloved, wonderful Malaysia Tanah Air into heaven on earth.

Sorry, but absolute skepticism seems to be dominating or even monopolizing my expectations. An informal gathering of non-Muslims and Muslims to discuss and settle disputes that we might have? After rounds of meetings with generous servings of tea and ketupat (no more kueh lapis, please, its multi-coloured layers may be too confusing), would the Mediation Centre order Indira Gandhi’s renegade husband to return her children?

Would a similar order be made in respect of Madam Loh Siew Hong’s children? Order? What Order? What power or authority would this new agency have? When the Constitution is mocked, when decrees of the Courts are disregarded, when an Inspector General of Police can boldly say that complying with the Federal Court’s order would be in conflict with his religious beliefs?

What force would a tea-sipping ketupat-munching mediation centre carry? Alright, I may be too pessimistic, there might be good news at times – Coldplay would be allowed to perform without green cold water raining on their concert. Nevertheless, I have seen the movie. Numerous times. Believe me, folks, they don’t ride off happily into the sunset.