Orang Asli tribe files suit against Jakoa, government claiming forced conversion.
According to a news report by Malaysiakini, a group of 137 Orang Asli from the Bateq Mayah tribe are seeking to nullify their status as Muslims after claiming they were duped into converting during a mass conversion 30 years ago.
The tribe claimed that the defendants had breached their duty to protect and preserve the cultural and religious beliefs of the aboriginal peoples. The Orang Asli also claimed that they did not recite the creed as it was recited to them and have continued to practise the animistic beliefs of their tribe.
The Orang Asli claimed they were warned that they would be hunted down and tortured if they ran deeper into the jungle.Twitter user @ayrttonleon_ said:
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