Editor's Note: This story had been amended after the lawyer clarified that he had named the wrong woman. However, due to safety concerns, we have decided not to name the person who was allegedly harassed by the authorities.
One of the 13 plaintiffs in a legal challenge against eight states’ unilateral conversion laws has been allegedly harassed by Johor state religious authorities, her lawyer claimed.
A livid Rajesh Nagarajan told Malaysiakini that the woman - who contended via affidavit that she was a victim of unilateral conversion when young and never practiced Islam - was visited by five state Islamic religious officers at her home in Kota Tinggi around 3pm this afternoon...