PETALING JAYA: The federal government cannot interfere with matters where state governments have jurisdiction over, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong (pic) .
“The breach of syariah law by the two women and its subsequent punishment of caning is under the state jurisdiction, and the federal government cannot interfere in the exercise of state authority.
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