THE Government is looking into amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 to include community service sentences.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said the Government was studying amendments to the Act, also known as Act 355, to widen the criminal jurisdiction of Syariah courts.
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