We don’t support judge’s khalwat proposal, says Ikim

KUALA LUMPUR: Syariah Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mohd Asri Abdullah’s statement on the proposal to make non-Muslims found committing khalwat with Muslims liable is not the view of the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim), its director-general Dr Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas said.

Responding to Mohd Asri’s statement that this was one of the proposals made at a seminar organised by Ikim and the Syariah Judiciary Department Malaysia, Dr Syed Ali said Ikim would never support such a call, as it was impossible to apply Syariah laws to non-Muslims.