ONE of the most hotly debated legal issues in 2016 was the proposed amendment to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, better known as Act 355. PAS President and Marang MP, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had sought to introduce a Private Members' Bill to amend Act 355 to increase the limit of the Syariah Court in meting out punishments.
He later significantly amended the bill, but requested to defer debate on the Bill to the next Dewan Rakyat sitting.
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