Malaysian Bar: Kelantan hudud is unconstitutional and discriminatory


PETALING JAYA: The Syariah Criminal Code (II) (1993) 2015 Enactment which was passed by the Kelantan legislative assembly on Thursday is unconstitutional, discriminatory and divisive, said Malaysian Bar president Steven Thiru.

“The enactment goes against the secular structure of our Federal Constitution, which does not envisage a theocratic Islamic state, or a parallel criminal justice system where Muslims and non-Muslims are subjected to unequal treatment before the law,” said Steven in a statement on Friday.

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