License-to-preach regulation contradicts freedom of speech, argues Islamic Foundation
14 Feb 2011, 7:16 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Islamic Foundation of the Maldives, led by Ibrahim Fauzy, have filed a case with the High Court of the Maldives in a bid to remove two articles of the Religious Unity Act, Act number 6/94.
President of the Foundation Fauzy told Minivan News that the two articles deemed contentious were articles A and B of the Act.
”The two articles state that a permission from the government will be required to preach, contradicting article 27 an 29 of the constitution which states that everyone has the right to freedom of expression subject to the tenets of Islam,” said the Islamic Foundation in a statement.
The Islamic Foundation said that Sheikh Fareed’s permission to preach was confiscated in 2003 but later returned in 2008.
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