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Indigenous Group in Malaysia Sues Over Demolished Church

An indigenous church community of the Temiar Orang Asli people from Gua Musang is suing the Kelantan state government over the demolition of their church building on June 4, 2007. Kampung Jias village headman Pedik bin Busu and three other leaders of the community filed the suit on July 1, and a hearing scheduled for January 15 was postponed until May. The state claims that the building was constructed on state land without proper approval. The church group, however, disputes this, arguing that the building was built on land belonging to Pedik, who had donated it to the Temiar Orang Asli community for erection of a worship building. High court judge Mohammad Azman Husin ordered both parties to submit written arguments of their case, Compass Direct News reports.