No prejudice should arise from court decision, says Muhyiddin

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said whatever the outcome of the court regarding the use of the word 'Allah', should not lead rise to prejudice from any party.

He said the good understanding between races and religions, which had developed in the country all these while, based on the Federal Constitution and laws of the nation, must be adhered to by all.

He said it must be accepted despite a difficult and sensitive situation as it involved the interests of all quarters and all religions besides ensuring no issues or conflicts would take place which could affect cooperation and unity.

"I agree with the general view in this matter, we need to move forward, the inter-racial and inter-religious relations must be upheld," he told a media conference after attending a Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) briefing at a hotel here today.

Yesterday, the Federal Court rejected an appeal from the Roman Catholic Church for the withrawal of the government's ban on the use of the word 'Allah' in the weekly publication of The Herald in the Malay version.

For Sabah and Sarawak, he said the cabinet had formulated a 10-point resolution which was the the best moderate way to address the issue.

Last October Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in his speech during a gathering, said the decision of the Court of Appeals on the use of the word Allah did not involve Christians in Sabah and Sarawak because the 10-point resolution stipulated by the government in 2011, among others, allowed

Christians in the two states to continue using their Malay version of the Bible.

Meanwhile Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem, who was also at the media conference, said:"It's not a problem with us".