A group of Islamic organisations called, in late June, for evangelical Christianity to be effectively outlawed in the country .
They claimed that ‘In Malaysia, the dangerous movement that is evangelicalism must be kept in check as it threatens religious harmony… the government needs to consider introducing anti-evangelicalism laws’. The group also voiced support for the banning of a four-day Christian event in Malacca, suggesting that police actions were ‘in line with the duties of the country’s administrators in protecting the Muslim faithful’.
The National Evangelical Fellowship of Malaysia stated that the accusations, which were published in a national newspaper, promoted ‘ill-will and hostility against evangelical Christians’ and violated ‘the basic human rights and protections guaranteed under our [Malaysia’s] Federal Constitution.’
