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GEORGE TOWN: A Kuala Lumpur-based political party yesterday submitted a memorandum protesting a recent Penang Syariah High Court ruling which allowed a Chinese convert to renounce Islam.

Hizbut Tahrir Malaysia urged the court to carry out a judicial review over the decision to allow the convert to return to her Buddhist faith.

Hizbut Tahrir president Abdul Hakim Othman said the party disagreed with the court's decision to allow Tan Ean Huang @ Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to renounce Islam as it did not follow Islamic laws.

"In Siti Fatimah's case, the decision was made based on the Penang Islamic Administration Enactment 2006, which allowed her to leave Islam. We want the state government to review this enactment," he said outside the Syariah High Court here yesterday.

About 10 members of the party gathered there at 2.45pm but were told to disperse by about 20 policemen, led by Chief Inspector Mohd Asri Dun. They were on hand to monitor the situation.

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