Wives Of Sect Leader Charged In Malaysia

In Besut, Malaysia, three wives of Sky Kingdom sect leader Ayah Pin, were charged in the Lower Syariah Court with being followers of deviant teachings, according to today's Malaysia Star. Charged under Section 10 of the Syariah Criminal Offence Enactment (Takzir) Terengganu 2001, it was alleged that by staying at the sect's commune last July they showed contempt to the state religious authorities and violated the 1997 state fatwa that declared Ayah Pin's teachings to be deviant.