Persisting with an appeal in the “Allah” court dispute with a Sarawakian Christian would have been futile, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The prime minister was explaining his government’s recent decision to drop the case, which has revived a long-simmering debate about the use of the Arabic word for God in Malaysia.“If one insists on going to court knowing very well that there is no case, then it can only mean that he is not wise,” he was quoted by The Star as telling reporters in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan yesterday.
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