Title:Malaysia appoints ethnic Indian as new attorney general

Malaysia's king has approved the appointment of an ethnic Indian lawyer as the new attorney general, amid protests from Islamic groups that the job must be held by a Muslim.

马来西亚国王批准任命一位印度族裔律师担任新任检察长，伊斯兰团体抗议这一工作必须由穆斯林担任。

A palace statement says Sultan Muhammad V has approved terminating current Attorney General Mohamad Apandi Ali and replacing him with Tommy Thomas, the first minority to hold the post in 55 years.

一份宫廷声明中说，Sultan Muhammad V已批准终止现任司法部长Mohamad Apandi Ali，并以Thomatimo替换他，Thomas, 这是55年来第一个担任这一职务的少数民族。

Groups representing ethnic Malays, who make up two-thirds of Malaysia's 31 million people, have demanded the top legal job be given to a Muslim to protect the status of Islam as the official religion.

代表马来人族裔的群体占马来西亚3 100万人口中的三分之二，要求给予穆斯林最高法律职位，以保护伊斯兰教作为官方宗教的地位。

The statement on Tuesday has said the king urged all Malaysians to ensure that Thomas' appointment doesn't  "create religious or racial conflict as every Malaysian should be treated fairly regardless of race and religion."

周二的声明说，国王敦促所有马来西亚人确保托马斯的任命不会“造成宗教或种族冲突，因为每个马来西亚人都应该受到公平对待，不论种族和宗教如何。