The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Etiquette Council (Maips) seeks to intervene in the divorce proceedings between single mother Loh Siew Hong and Muslim convert Muhammad Nagahswaran Muniandy.

The council is seeking locus standi (legal standing) in the divorce proceedings so that it could apply to vary Loh’s custody order over her three unilaterally-converted children.

In a media statement issued today, Maips said it seeks a court order to vary the custody order so that the council could...