Mujahid: Repentance and reform should be key principles in enforcement of Islamic criminal laws

KUALA LUMPUR: The enforcement of Syariah criminal laws must strike a balance between retribution and the importance of rehabilitation, says Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa.  

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said this was agreed by participants of a roundtable discussion which he attended here along with chief Syariah judges and Syariah enforcement officers from various states.