Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has accused Muafakat Nasional president Tan Sri Annuar Musa of deceptive the basic public by sharing outdated information as if it were present. Mere questioned a Facebook publish by Annuar that featured an article from 2014 in which DAP’s Beruas MP Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham advocated for Muslims to respect apostates. The publish, which has since been eliminated, additionally included a parliamentary query about the recognition of marriages between Malaysian Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia.
Fahmi criticised Annuar for not clarifying the age of the news article and for omitting the religious affairs minister’s response to the parliamentary question, which may be found on the Parliament web site. According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, marriages involving Muslims and non-Muslims aren’t recognised beneath Malaysian regulation..