Hudud implementation may lead to differing punishments

PETALING JAYA: It remains to be seen how the implementation of hudud in Kelantan will turn out in the state’s legal system, but there are several unnerving and downright confusing scenarios which could arise.

Given that an Islamic penal code will result in differing punishments for Muslims and non-Muslims, crimes involving a Muslim perpetrator and non-Muslim victim or vice versa will create legal ambiguities over the jurisdiction of the civil and Syariah courts.