Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Body of Muslim convert taken away during Chinese funeral ceremony (TMI)

Jaipp ambil mayat di upacara pengkebumian Cina timbulkan kekecohan
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/jaipp-ambil-mayat-di-majlis-perkebumian-cina-timbulkan-kekecohan

9 June 2014








Tindakan Jabatan Agama Islam Pulau Pinang (Jaipp) mengambil jenazah seorang wanita yang dikatakan sudah memeluk Islam daripada  upacara pengkebumian Cina menyebabkan kekecohan.

Pegawai Jaipp tiba di Lebuh Macallum, di mana upacara perkebumian itu diadakan pada jam 1.20 petang, 20 minit selepas polis sampai ke tempat kejadian yang memaklumkan keluarga si mati agar menghentikan majlis itu.

Selepas beberapa jam berbincang, pegawai Jaipp membawa jenazah itu pada kira-kira jam 3.50 petang dengan sebuah van dan dihantar ke rumah mayat untuk penyiasatan lanjut.


Kejadian ini mengejutkan  keluarga si mati yang tidak mengetahui pelayan Teoh Cheng Cheng, 38, sudah memeluk Islam.

The Star online melaporkan, Teoh memeluk Islam 17 tahun lalu dan mempunyai seorang teman lelaki beragama Islam. Nama Islamnya adalah Nora Teoh Abdullah.

Ibunya Tan Ma Suan, 64, mempersoalkan mengapa Jaipp mengambil masa begitu lama untuk bertindak jika benar anaknya sudah memeluk Islam.

Dia bertanya, kenapa jabatan itu datang pada hari perkebumian dan berkata, mereka sedang mempertimbangkan untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang terhadap jabatan itu.

Teoh meninggal dunia Sabtu lepas selepas jatuh di pangsapurinya.

Exco Agama Negeri Datuk Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim berkata perkara itu diselesaikan secara baik.

"Bukti menunjukkan si mati adalah seorang Islam disampaikan kepada keluarga dan mereka menerimanya.

"Mereka membenarkan jabatan mengambil jenazah untuk dikebumikan mengikut upacara Islam. Semuanya diselesaikan secara baik," katanya kepada The Malaysian Insider.

Ini merupakan insiden kedua bulan ini pihak berkuasa Islam mengganggu upacara yang diamalkan oleh agama lain.

Minggu lepas, Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais) menganggu majlis perkahwinan Hindu di sebuah kuil di Petaling Jaya selepas menerima laporan pengantin perempuannya adalah seorang Islam.

Pada MyKad beliau didapati menunjukkan dia seorang Islam dan pegawai Jais membawanya untuk disoal siasat.

Serbuan Jais ke atas kuil Hindu berkenaan dikutuk oleh Persatuan Hindu Sangam Malaysia, Majlis Peguam dan Badan Bertindak Hak Asasi Hindu (Hindraf)  dan juga bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.  – 9 Jun, 2014.

Body of Muslim convert taken away during Chinese funeral ceremony
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/body-of-muslim-convert-taken-away-during-chinese-funeral-ceremony

9 June 2014



The Penang Islamic Department (Jaipp) today caused a stir at a Chinese funeral when they took away the body said to be that of a Muslim convert.

Jaipp officers arrived at Lebuh Macallum, where the funeral was held at about 1.20pm, some 20 minutes after the police reached the scene first to inform the deceased's family to stop the funeral procession.

After negotiating with the family, Jaipp officers took the body away at about 3.50pm in a van, and sent it to the mortuary pending further investigation.

The incident shocked and upset the deceased's family members, who were not aware that waitress, Teoh Cheng Cheng, 38, had become a Muslim.
The Star Online reported that Teoh had converted some 17 years ago and had a Muslim boyfriend. Her Muslim name was Nora Teoh Abdullah.

Her mother Tan Ma Suan, 64, questioned why the department waited so long to take action if her daughter was in fact a Muslim.

She asked why the department had to come on the day of the funeral, adding that the family will consider taking legal action against the department.

Teoh died last Saturday after she fell to her death at an apartment.

State religious exco Datuk Abdul Malik Abdul Kassim said the matter has been resolved amicably.

"Proof showing that the deceased was a Muslim was presented to the family and they have accepted it.

"They allowed the department to take the body for burial according to Muslim rites. Everything has been amicably settled," he told The Malaysian Insider.

This is the second incident this month of an Islamic authority interrupting the rites practised by another religion.

Last week, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) interrupted a Hindu wedding at a temple in Petaling Jaya after receiving reports that the bride was a Muslim.

Her MyKad was then found to indicate that she is a Muslim and Jais officers took her away for questioning.

Jais's raid on the Hindu temple was condemned by Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Bar Council, Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) and even former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. – June 9, 2014.

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UPDATES

How has body-snatching ever come to this? (13 June 2014)
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/265565

Teoh not a Muslim, rules Syariah High Court (12 June 2014)
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/265504

My daughter is finally ‘coming home’, says mum in body-snatching row (12 June 2014)
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/my-daughter-is-finally-coming-home-says-mum-in-body-snatching-row

Sah bukan Islam (12 June 2014)
http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/SahbukanIslam//Article?BeritaUtama

Mayat Nora Teoh diputus kebumi cara Buddha (12 June 2014)
http://www.sinarharian.com.my/semasa/mayat-nora-teoh-diputus-kebumi-cara-buddha-1.289499

Teoh given a Taoist funeral (12 June 2014)
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/teoh-given-a-taoist-funeral

Exco Malik apologises over body seizure (11 June 2014)
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/06/11/exco-malik-apologises-over-body-seizure/

Islamic authorities sued over bodysnatching (12 June 2014)
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/265468

Penang Shariah court says Teoh not a Muslim (12 June 2014)
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/penang-shariah-court-says-teoh-not-a-muslim
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/mahkamah-syariah-pulau-pinang-kata-teoh-bukan-islam

In Penang, daughter informs Shariah Court deceased mum was never Muslim (11 June 2014)
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/in-penang-daughter-informs-shariah-court-deceased-mum-was-never-muslim

Woman challenges mother’s Muslim status (11 June 2014)
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/06/11/woman-challenges-mothers-muslim-status/

Family of ‘Muslim convert’ go to court to verify religious status (11 June 2014)
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/chinese-converts-family-go-to-court-to-verify-religious-status

Family of Chinese woman in race to stop Muslim-style burial (10 June 2014)
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/family-of-chinese-woman-in-race-to-stop-muslim-style-burial


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