PETALING JAYA: A Muslim non-government organisation trained its gun on the Kelantan government over a suggestion to use the guillotine in the face of problems to find a suitable mode of amputating limbs of those convicted for thefts under the hudud penal code.
Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman (pic) said the state government was free to use any mechanical device to execute the punishment but, he warned, it could tarnish the image of Islam if not properly carried out.
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