January 2009

Catholic priest among 21 charged in PJ court

by Debra Chong of Malaysian Inider

PETALING JAYA, Jan 23 — The parish priest of the Catholic church in Shah Alam was among 21 people charged in the Sessions Court this morning with taking part in an illegal assembly in Petaling Jaya and failing to obey a police order to disperse on Oct 9 last year.

Rev Father Paulino Miranda, who appeared in court dressed in the white robe and high collar of a priest, was made to stand outside the dock in the public galley, alongside 14 others, while the charges were read out to him.

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Mr Francis Pereira, a Committee Member of the Catholic Lawyers' Society, represented Father Paulino Miranda at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court last Friday 23.1.2009.

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