Undertones of the RUU355 debate

THERE has been much debate about the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Juris­diction) Act 1965, more famously known as RUU355. Tensions are running high with a massive demonstration in support of the Bill last Saturday. The strenuous protagonist of this Bill, PAS, has reiterated that the main aim of the proposed amendment was not about hudud but merely to strengthen the syariah laws and Syariah Courts.

But if it is about strengthening the current syariah system, then PAS must surely have dissected the weaknesses that require strengthening. To general observers, the weaknesses are so apparent and appalling.