UMNO and PAS MPs tried to score political points during the debate on the Syariah Court Evidence (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill.
Instead of focusing on points relating to the Bill, which aim at standardising the use of terminology in Hukum Syarak (Islamic laws), the parliamentarians got sidetracked most of the time, highlighting instead their rivals misdeeds. To their credit, however, it was a peaceful exchange, with none of the slanging matches that the Dewan is accustomed to, especially when these two old nemesis cross swords.