The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maips) is now unable to access the three unilaterally converted children of Loh Siew Hong.

The civil court this afternoon dismissed the state religious body’s application to intervene in the divorce proceedings between Loh and her Muslim-convert former husband.

Judge Evrol Mariette Peters ruled that Maips has failed to prove that it is an interested party in relation to the betterment of the children’s lives.