137 from Bateq Mayah tribe go to court over forced conversion
A group of 137 Orang Asli from the Bateq Mayah tribe file a suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court against their forced conversion to Islam 30 years ago. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 27, 2023.
A GROUP of Orang Asli from the Bateq Mayah tribe have filed a suit against their forced conversion to Islam 30 years ago, MalaysiakiniThe news portal reported 137 Orang Asli from the tribe are claiming they had been wrongfully and illegally converted at their home at Kampung Benchah Kelubi, Merapoh, Kuala Lipis, Pahang, in April 1993.
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